Question

distinguish between electifile and nucleofile

Answer 1

Electrophile and Nucleophile are the two important concepts in organic chemistry that help describe the chemical reactions between electron acceptors and donors. These two terms were introduced in 1933 by Christopher Kelk Ingold and they served as replacements for cationoid and anionoid terms which were introduced in 1925 by A.J. Lapworth.

Since then, extensive studies were undertaken to understand the different between electrophile and nucleophile. This article demystifies the difference between these two concepts. In a nutshell, a nucleophile is an electron donor whereas an electrophile is an electron acceptor.

 

Answer 2

electifilc- is an atom or molecule that can accept electron pair.
1-either positively charged or neutrally charged.
2-undergo electrophilic addition and electrophilic substitution reaction.
3-also called Lewis acids
nucleophilic-is an atom or molecule that can denote electron pair
1-either negatively charged or neutrally charged.
2- undergo nucleophilic addition and nucleophilic substitution reaction.
3-also called Lewis bases