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12.13     Identify the reagents shown in bold in the following equations as nucleophiles or electrophiles:

                 (b) CH_{3}COCH_{3}+CN \rightarrow (CH_{3})_{2}C(CN)(OH)

 

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Electrophiles are electron deficient species and can be seeking for an electron pair. On the other hand, the nucleophile is electron rich reagents and they can electron donor(nucleus seeking). 

(b) C^-N acts as a nucleus seeking reagent and act as a nucleophile 

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