An electrophile is any compound or reaction intermediate that is electron-deficient and thus accepts electrons from another source. The word electrophile is derived from the Greek words electros meaning electron, and philos meaning loving. Coined by...

In chemistry, an electrophile (literally electron-lover) is a reagent attracted to electrons that participates in a chemical reaction by accepting an electron pair in order to bond to a nucleophile. Because electrophiles accept electrons, they are Lewis...