CBSE Class 12 · 2007 · All India · Compounds Containing NitrogenVery Short Answer

Why do amines react as nucleophiles?

Answer: Nitrogen carries an unshared lone pair that it donates to electrophilic centres.

Solution

The sp

^{3}

nitrogen holds a lone pair of electrons; being less electronegative than O, it donates this pair readily to electron-poor carbon (acylation, alkylation) or protons — classic nucleophilic behaviour.

CBSE Class 12 Board · 2007 · All India · Subjective

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