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Which of the following statements is not correct for a nucleophile?

  • Option 1)

    Nucleophile is a Lewis acid

  • Option 2)

    Ammonia is a nucleophile

  • Option 3)

    Nucleophiles attack on less e- density sites

  • Option 4)

    Nucleophiles are not electron seeking

 

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As we learnt in

Nucleophile -

Those e- rich  chemical species having capacity to attack e-deficient portion of substrate.

- wherein

Nucleophile must have complete octet and atleast one lone pair

 

 Nucleophiles are those compounds which has a lone pair of electron . Lewis acid has deficiency of electron. Hence a nucleophile can't be a Lewis acid. 

 


Option 1)

Nucleophile is a Lewis acid

Correct

Option 2)

Ammonia is a nucleophile

Incorrect

Option 3)

Nucleophiles attack on less e- density sites

Incorrect

Option 4)

Nucleophiles are not electron seeking

Incorrect

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