Which one of the following series contains only electrophiles?

  • A
    $R-OH, Cl^+, NH_3$
  • B
    $H_2O, R_2N^-, H_3O^+$
  • C
    $BF_3, SO_3, NO^+$
  • D
    $AlCl_3, R-NH_2, PCl_3$

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$(II)$ $(1)$ $OH^-$,$(2)$ $H_2O$,$(3)$ $NH_2^-$ in $DMF$
$(III)$ $(1)$ $(CH_3)_2CH-O^-$,$(2)$ $O^-$,$(3)$ $CH_3O^-$ in $DMSO$

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$(1)$ Free radical$(A)$ Lewis base
$(2)$ Electrophile$(B)$ Electrically neutral
$(3)$ Nucleophile$(C)$ Octet complete
$(D)$ Lewis acid
$(E)$ Odd number of electrons
$(F)$ Incomplete octet

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