Problem: Click on all the electrophiles, then check your answer.
FREE Expert Solution
Electrophiles → electron pair acceptor; may have empty orbitals; positively charged
Nucleophile → electron pair donor; negatively charged
a.
Carbonyl has partially positive C due to O’s electronegativity.
Therefore, this is an electrophile
b. 
Benzene is electron-dense due to the conjugation
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Click on all the electrophiles, then check your answer.
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