Seminar Activity

2016 - 17

Seminar topic :-

Nucleophilicity and Electrophilicity

Name of student :- Akshay Gaikar

Class:-Third Year B.Sc

Atom or molecule that donate electron pair to

make a covalent bond

An electron rich species

A negative charge species or neural species with

lone pair of electrons

Represented by symbol :- Nu

Weak Nucleophile
Sterically
hindered
for
attack on carbon atom, so
its weaker nucleophile

Strong Nucleophile
Less sterically hindered for
attack on carbon atom, so
its strong nucleophile

Nucleophilicit
y
The reactivity of a nucleophile is called Nucleophilicity

Nucleophilicity increases as the charge on the atom become negative

Nucleophilicity increases down the group

Nucleophilicity decreases along the period

Electrophile

ELECTROPHILICITY OF CARBONYL COMPOUNDS

Carbonyl compound

Electrophilicity among the carbonyl compounds

>

C
R

Cl

C
O

>
OH

>

C
R

>

C
R

>

C
R

OR

C
R

OH

Nucleophile and Electrophile

Question
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