why Lewis acid behave like electrophiles
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- beacouse they are electron acceptors.
Explanation:
- Lewis acid are electron acceptors the slide asymmetry in in the definition arise because accepting means you have to move electrons into a lewis acid
- for example: H+ and AlCl3.
as carbonyl carbon is electrophilic
- if it accept two electrons it reject to others electrons.
- so it is not a Lewis acid
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