Why are halogens electrophiles?

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Why are halogens electrophiles?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-10T07:28:57

Because the halogen molecule is polarizable.

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An halogen molecule, #X_2#, is conceived to give a dipole under given circumstances, which we could represent at #""^(delta+)X-X^(delta-)#. Clearly, the nucleophile, typically an olefin, would react with the positive terminus.

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