An electrofuge is a leaving group which does not retain the bonding pair of electrons from its previous bond with another species. It can result from the heterolytic breaking of covalent bonds. After this reaction an electrofuge may possess either a positive or a neutral charge; this is governed by the nature of the specific reaction. An example w...
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A leaving group that does not carry away the bonding electron pair. For example, in the nitration of benzene by NO
2+, H
+ is the electrofuge. The adjective of electrofuge is electrofugal. See also electrophile, nucleofuge.
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