Mechanisms Of Organic Reactions

Question 1

What are nucleophiles

Answer 1

Have a lone pair of electrons which can form a new covalent bond, are electron-pair donors. Reagents that attack molecules with partial positive charge so are nucleus loving

Question 2

What is a reagent

Answer 2

A reactant involved in a chemical reaction

Question 3

Examples of nucleophiles

Answer 3

-OH-
-NH3
-H2O

Question 4

What are electrophiles

Answer 4

Attack negative charges, electron loving and form a new bond by accepting a pair of electrons into a vacant orbital from molecule they attacked

Question 5

Example of electrophile

Answer 5

-the H atom at the delta positive end of the H-Br bond in hydrogen bromide