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What are ambident nucleophiles ? Explain with an example . |
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Answer» Solution :Nucleophiles which can attack two different SITES are called AMBIDENT nucleophiles . For example , cyanide group is a resonance hybrid of two contributing structures and therefore it can ACT as nucleophile in two different ways : `""^(@)C = N hArr : C - N^(@)` It can attack through CARBON to FORM cyanides and through nitrogen to form isocyanides or carbylamines |
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