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Question
What is nucleophiles? Give a suitable example.
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Solution
Nucleophiles are reagents that has a high affinity for electropositive centers. They possess an atom that has an unshared pair of electrons. They are usually negatively charged ions or electron-rich neutral molecules.
Example:
NH3, R-NH2, R-SH, H2O, R-OH, CN–. OH– etc.
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