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Physical Chemistry

how chlorine can aact as both electrophile as well as nucleophile...??

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13 Years agoGrade
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13 Years ago

chlorine in Cl- form acts as nucleophile(eg:SN reactions)  and in Cl+ form acts as electrophile(eg : friedel crafts alkylation)