Why is #Br_2# an electrophile?
1 Answer
Apr 28, 2017
Well, we don't have
Explanation:
We do have
Now here, electron density is denuded from one of the bromine atoms in the molecules. And it is precisely this end of the molecule with which the electron-rich, nucleophilic aryl reacts:
Because a bromine electrophile has substituted an aryl-bound proton, this is precisely why we refer to this process as electrophilic aromatic substitution.