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Electrophilic Substitution

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An electrophilic substitution reaction is a substitution reaction in which it is an electrophile that replaces a ligand in an organic compound.

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eg. 1:

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net reaction:

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eg. 2:

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net reaction:

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see also nucleophilic substitution, electrophilic aromatic substitution

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