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Electrophiles and Nucleophiles

A nucleophile...

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A nucleophile is:

A

Electron-rich species

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B

Electron-deficient species

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C

A Lewis acid

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D

Positively charged species

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Solution

A nucleophile is electron rich species and donates electron pairs to electron deficient species. Examples include carbanions, water , ammonia, cyanide ion etc.

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