Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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ISBN: 9780618974122
Author: Andrei Straumanis
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 29CTQ
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Interpretation:Whether a nucleophile is attracted to positive or negative charge should be determined.

Concept introduction: Organic reactions generally involve reaction between covalent molecules made of carbon and hydrogen or reaction between organic compounds.

Generally species that are involved in a reaction are:

1. Substrate

2. Reagent

3. Solvent

All these species on the basis of charge density on them can be categorized as nucleophiles and electrophiles.

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