Halogens

[Parsia Vazirnia 2L]

Are halogens considered nucleophiles or electrophiles? They would want to complete their octet of electrons so they would be electrophiles correct?

[Monica Habashy 3A]

Halogens are electron rich which is why they are nucleophiles.

[Joslyn_Santana_2B]

I wouldn't look at that as a definite rule though.
For example, Exercise 4.1 part d is F by itself, and it is an electrophile.

[Parsia Vazirnia 2L]

then they could potentiall be both?

[Ruiz Samantha 2C]

F by itself would be an electrophile because it needs an extra electron to be complete. F- however, is a nucleophile and it will be more attracted to a positively charged element.

[Katelynn Shaheen 2C]

I think halogens can be considered as either nucleophiles or electrophiles.

[Kelly Yun 2I]

I agree that they could be both! I think that the strength would differ depending on the actual element though.

[Jennifer Fuentes 2K]

Halogens can act as electrophiles to attack a double bond in alkene. Double bond represents a region of electron density and therefore functions as a nucleophile. so i think both

[parisnortega1]

Halogens are electrophiles that can attack an alkene's double bond. The double bond serves as a nucleophile because it represents an area of electron density.

[Jenifer_Fonseca]

Hello,

I believe that Halogens can be electrophiles. I say this so that they can have covalent bonds and because of their polarization.