definitions

Question 1

nucleophile

Answer 1

an electron-rich species that can donate a pair of electrons

Question 2

electrophile

Answer 2

an atom or group of atoms that is attracted to a region of high electron density and can accept a pair of electrons

Question 3

electrophilic addition

Answer 3

a reaction in which a substrate is initially attacked by an electrophile, and the overall result is the addition of one or more relatively simple molecules across a multiple bond

Question 4

heterolytic fission

Answer 4

breaking a covalent bond where one atom receives the electron pair and becomes a negatively charged ion

Question 5

homolytic fission

Answer 5

The process of breaking a covalent within a molecule leading to the formation of radicals, each atom receives one electron from the bonding pair and both atoms become radicals

Question 6

nucleophilic substitution

Answer 6

an electron-rich nucleophile attacks a positive charge or partial positive charge to replace an atom/ group of atoms