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What are ambident nucleophiles?
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- An ambident nucleophile is an anionic nucleophile whose negative charge is delocalized by resonance over two unlike atom or two like but non-equivalent atoms.
- The most common ambident nucleophiles are enolate ions.
- Example: Resonance form of acetone enolate
- An ambident nucleophile is an anionic nucleophile whose negative charge is delocalized by resonance over two unlike atom or two like but non-equivalent atoms.
- The most common ambident nucleophiles are enolate ions.
- Example: Resonance form of acetone enolate
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