alchols can act as both electrophile and nucleophile??

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In alcohol usually behaves as a nucleophile due to presence of lone pair on oxygen.
However, it can also behave as an electrophile in case of breakage of R-O bond in R-OH or protonation of OH group.

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alchols can act as both electrophile and nucleophile??

In alcohol usually behaves as a nucleophile due to presence of lone pair on oxygen. However, it can also behave as an electrophile in case of breakage of R-O bond in R-OH or protonation of OH group.

In alcohol usually behaves as a nucleophile due to presence of lone pair on oxygen.
However, it can also behave as an electrophile in case of breakage of R-O bond in R-OH or protonation of OH group.