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Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles And Techniques

Question
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Giving justification, categorise the following molecules/ions as nucleophile or electrophile:

HS to the power of minus comma space BF subscript 3 comma space straight C subscript 2 straight H subscript 5 straight O to the power of minus comma space left parenthesis CH subscript 3 right parenthesis subscript 3 space straight N semicolon space space CI to the power of circled dash comma space
space space space space space CH subscript 3 space minus space straight C with plus on top space equals space straight O semicolon space space space straight H subscript 2 straight N with bar on top semicolon comma space NO subscript 2 superscript plus.


Solution

Nucleophile:
   space space HS to the power of minus comma space space straight C subscript 2 straight H subscript 5 straight O to the power of minus comma space space left parenthesis CH subscript 3 right parenthesis subscript 3 straight N semicolon space space straight H subscript 2 straight N with bar on top colon space Cl to the power of minus
These have a unshared pair of electrons which can be donated and shared with an electrophile.
Electrophiles:  space space space BF subscript 3 comma space space CH subscript 3 minus space straight C with plus on top space equals space straight O comma space space space straight N with plus on top straight O subscript 2
Positive sites have only six valence electrons, can accept pair from a nucleophile.