electrophilic substitution

noun

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

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nounelectrophilic substitution (plural electrophilic substitutions)

plural electrophilic substitutions

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