Identifying the nucleophile or electrophile
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Identifying the nucleophile or electrophile
I was still a little confused on the question he went over at the end of class. How can you tell if the positive or negative side of a molecule is stronger?
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Re: Identifying the nucleophile or electrophile
A lot of the time it depends on the electronegativity of the elements in question. For example, if the carbon atom is connected to only one oxygen, it will have a smaller delta positive charge while the oxygen has a small delta negative charge. If the carbon atom is attached to two oxygens, it will have a larger delta positive charge; since there are two oxygens, there is more electronegativity, which will cause the carbon atom to be less negative since the oxygens have a stronger pull on the electrons.
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