Electrophilic substitution reaction

Question

Provide some of the examples for electrophilic substitution reaction.

Answer 1

The species that accepts the electrons are termed as Electrophilles or the Electrophilic reagents.

Whenever an atom or group of the atoms present within the organic compound is substituted by other atom (or) group of the atoms (electrophilic) is known as electrophilic substitution reaction.