Which of the following species is an ambident nucleophile?

C_{6} H_{5} -

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H O_{2}

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{S C N}^{-}

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C H_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is B ${S C N}^{-}$
An ambident nucleophile is an anionic nucleophile whose negative charge is delocalized by resonance over two unlike atoms or over two like but non-equivalent atoms.
The above condition is satisfied by $S C N^{-}$ and hence C is the correct answer

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