why does diazonium salt act as weak electrophile???

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why does diazonium salt act as weak electrophile???

2007-01-19 19:53:15 · 2 answers · asked by jue 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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If you're talking about deactivation towards electrophiles, then it's because there is a positive charge outside the ring. That automatically reduces the electron density in the ring, and makes the diazonium salt a weaker nucleophile.

2007-01-19 20:47:09 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Any compund that can dissociate in solvent will act as electrphile??

2007-01-20 04:44:53 · answer #2 · answered by Yo tu amigo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋