Electrophilic substitution

Noun

Definitions

1.Nounin aromatic organic chemistry, a form of substitution reaction in which the leaving functional group (normally hydrogen) is replaced with an electrophile

Synonyms

nucleophilic substitution substitution reaction disubstitution substitution parasubstitution orthosubstitution allylic rearrangement metasubstitution monosubstitution phenylation arylation photosubstitution

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