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electrophile

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electrophile /elec·tro·phile/ (e-lek´tro-fil) an electron acceptor.electrophil´ic
e·lec·tro·phile (-lktr-fl, -fl) or e·lec·tro·phil (-fl)
n.
A chemical compound or group that is attracted to electrons and that tends to accept electrons.
e·lectro·philic (-flk) adj.
electrophile
a chemical compound that serves as an electron acceptor in a chemical reaction.
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One of the most significant of these reactions is the conjugation of electrophiles to glutathione.
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The hydroxyl group of Tyr115 was found hydrogen-bonded to the 10-hydroxyl group of (9S,10S)-2, a fact suggesting that this residue could act as an electrophile to stabilize the transition state for the addition of GSH to epoxides.
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155 STILLE JK,ANGEW CHEM,vol 0025,page 0508,1986,cites= 132,THE PALLADIUM-CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLING REACTIONS OF ORGANOTIN REAGENTS WITH ORGANIC ELECTROPHILES
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