I'm doing a lab - preparing benzoic acid using a grignard reagent, and one thing i have to discuss in my introduction is the types of electrophile allowed, only i'm confused as to what the electrophile is (I know that an electrophile is a reagent that is attracted to electrons and a nucleophile gives it's electrons to the electrophile, thus forming a bond). To make a Grignard reagent from bromobenzene, the bromide takes the electrons from the bond that attaches it to the carbon, and then bonds to the magnesium, and then the magnesium bonds back on the carbon. So i'm thinking that the Bromide is the electrophile, but i'm really confused,so if someone could explain whats going on i would appreciate it a lot, Thanks