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Why does : `C CI_(2)` act as an eletrophile?

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Dichlorocarbene is an electron dificient molecule. There are only sextet of electrons in the velence - shell of carbon atom of this molecule `(.:C CI_(2))`. So this molecule acts as an electrophile (in order to fulfill the octet of carbon.
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