Nucleophilic and electrophilic
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An electrophile is a Lewis acid that accepts electrons from an electron-rich atom, ion or molecule. ... A nucleophile, on the other hand, is an atom, ion or molecule that has a high density of electrons. It donates a lone pair to the electrophile to form a covalent bond
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An electrophile is a molecule that forms a bond to its reaction partner (the nucleophile) by accepting both bonding electrons from that reaction partner. Electrophilic reagents are Lewis acids. You've already seen that carbon dioxide is an electrophile.
A nucleophile is a molecule that forms a bond with its reaction partner (the electrophile) by donating both electrons for that bond. Nucleophiles are Lewis bases. As you've seen, hydroxide is an example of nucleophile that adds to carbon dioxide.