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What Are the Three Major Roles Played in Groups

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What are the three major roles played in groups?


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Strongest Activating Group

A substituent that increases the reactivity of an aromatic ring toward electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions the most.

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

A reaction where an electrophile replaces a hydrogen atom in an aromatic ring, a common mechanism in aromatic chemistry.

Sigma Complex

An intermediate in certain chemical reactions characterized by a fully saturated carbon atom bonded to a metal center.

Generic Electrophile

A broadly defined electron-deficient species capable of forming new bonds by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile.

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