Which of the following are electrophile?
(a) $C N^{-}$ (b) $H^{+}$ (c) $B r^{+}$
(d) $B H_{3}$ (f) $C H_{3} - \oplus C = O$ (g) $N H_{3}$ (h) $\oplus N O_{2}$

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Solution

An electrophile is a species that needs electrons. It is either positively charged or electron deficient. Therefore, (b) $H^{+}$ , (c) $B r^{+}$ , (d) $B H_{3}$ , (f) $C H_{3} - \oplus C = O$ and (h) $\oplus N O_{2}$ are electrophiles.

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