question_answer 17)

What are ambident nucleophiles? Explain with an example.  

Answer:

      Define The nucleophiles which has two different electron donoratoms and can attack through two different sites are called ambidentnucleophiles. For example: Cyanide ion  has two resonating structures: So, it can attack through carbon to form cyanides and through N to formisocyanides or carbylamines.