electrofuge

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A leaving group that does not carry away the bonding electron pair. For example, in the nitration of benzene by $\ce{NO2^{+}}$, $\ce{H^{+}}$ is the electrofuge. The adjective of electrofuge is electrofugal.
See also: electrophile, nucleofuge
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1109 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'electrofuge' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E01965 RIS BibTex EndNote
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