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==Mechanistic implications== Many reactions involving nucleophiles attacking electrophiles can be usefully assessed from the perspective of an incipient charge-transfer complex. Examples include [[electrophilic aromatic substitution]], the addition of [[Grignard reagent]]s to ketones, and brominolysis of metal-alkyl bonds.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1002/anie.198812273|title=Electron Transfer and Charge Transfer: Twin Themes in Unifying the Mechanisms of Organic and Organometallic Reactions|year=1988|last1=Kochi|first1=Jay K.|journal=Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English|volume=27|issue=10|pages=1227β1266}}</ref>
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