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Q. Which of the following pairs represent electrophiles?

Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

Electrophiles are electron deficient or positively charged species. In $SO _3$, oxygen is more electronegative than sulphur and therefore can withdraw electron density towards themselves, creating positive charge on sulphur atom, hence $SO _3$ becomes electron deficient and can act as a electrophile.