BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2004

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    Which of the following is not a nucleophile?

    A)  \[B{{F}_{3}}\]

    B)  \[N{{H}_{3}}\]

    C)  \[C{{N}^{-}}\]

    D)  \[O{{H}^{-}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Key Idea : Electron donors having lone pair of electrons are nucleophile. (i) \[B{{F}_{3}}\] is not nucleophile because it does not have lone pair of electrons. It is intact Lewis acid because it accepts pair of electron (ii) \[N{{H}_{3}},\,\,C{{N}^{-}}\] and \[O{{H}^{-}}\] all have lone pair of electrons, so they are nucleophiles.


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