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What are ambident nucleophiles? Explain with an example

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The nucleophiles that can attack through two different sites are known as ambident nucleophiles.
For example, cyanide ion is an ambident nucleophile. It can attack through either C atom or N atom to form alkyl cyanide or alkyl isocyanide.

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