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An atom or group that forms a bond to what is considered to be the main part of the
substrate
during a reaction. For example: the attacking
nucleophile
in a
bimolecular
nucleophilic
substitution reaction
.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1113 [Terms] [Paper]