Basics of Organic Chemistry

Question

A species having carbon with sextet of electrons and can act as electrophile is called

Accepted Answer

Option D. The species described as having a carbon atom with a sextet of electrons—that is, six electrons in its valence shell—capable of acting as an electrophile (an electron-pair acceptor) is called a carbocation. Therefore, the correct answer is:

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