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Why in nucleophilic add. Reacn , the positive carbon atom is attacked first?

Why in nucleophilic add. Reacn , the positive carbon atom is attacked first?

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3 Answers

piyush garg
9 Points
14 years ago

nucleophile is aspecies which contain lone pair of electrons

ashish kumar
17 Points
14 years ago

 

Dear Sumit,

hetero double bonds such as C=O or CN triple bond show a wide variety. These bonds are polar (have a large difference in electronegativity between the two atoms) consequently carbon carries a partial positive charge. This makes this atom the primary target for the nucleophile.

Thank you.

sumit kumar
33 Points
14 years ago

but the negative oxygen may be attacked before carbon

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