Base and nucleophile are both electron rich. You should be able to identify the electron rich site (basic or nucleophili
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Base and nucleophile are both electron rich. You should be able to identify the electron rich site (basic or nucleophili
Base and nucleophile are both electron rich. You should be able to identify the electron rich site (basic or nucleophilic site) in a compound. To be more accurate, you should be able to identify the electron pair (a lone pair or a shared pair) (shared electron pair means a bond) that can act as a base or a nucleophile. In the following compounds, identify (circle) the basic or nucleophilic electron pair, draw the curved electron flow arrow to lead the reaction, and draw the immediate product. [Additional information: Sometimes the stability of the intermediate/product will help you identify the more reactive electron pair in the reactant. For example, in the third reaction below, if the lone pair on the oxygen acted as a nucleophile it would produce an O-CI sigma bond with a positive charge on oxygen. That is not a stable intermediate and won't lead to a stable final product.) Draw the intermediates Is this a proton transfer or a nucleophilic attack + H-Br: OH Is this a proton transfer or a nucleophilic attack H-O: Is this a proton transfer or a nucleophilic attack ON Is this a proton transfer or a nucleophilic attack Fech, ci-FeCi CIH O: Is this a proton transfer or a nucleophilic attack 1
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