Preferred Label : nucleophile;
Detailed label : nucleophile (nucleophilic);
IUPAC definition : A nucleophile (or nucleophilic reagent) is a reagent that forms a bond to its reaction
partner (the electrophile) by donating both bonding electrons. A 'nucleophilic substitution
reaction' is a heterolytic reaction in which the reagent supplying the entering group
acts as a nucleophile. For example: The term 'nucleophilic' is also used to designate
the apparent polar character of certain radicals, as inferred from their higher relative
reactivity with reaction sites of lower electron density. Nucleophilic reagents are
Lewis bases.;
Origin ID : N04249;
See also
A nucleophile (or nucleophilic reagent) is a reagent that forms a bond to its reaction
partner (the electrophile) by donating both bonding electrons. A 'nucleophilic substitution
reaction' is a heterolytic reaction in which the reagent supplying the entering group
acts as a nucleophile. For example: The term 'nucleophilic' is also used to designate
the apparent polar character of certain radicals, as inferred from their higher relative
reactivity with reaction sites of lower electron density. Nucleophilic reagents are
Lewis bases.
