Lone Pairs
Moderators: Chem_Mod, Chem_Admin
-
- Posts: 25
- Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2016 3:00 am
-
- Posts: 21
- Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:00 pm
-
- Posts: 23858
- Joined: Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:53 pm
- Has upvoted: 1253 times
Re: Lone Pairs
Karan Ishii 3E wrote:Yes. It is the easiest way to identify a nucleophile.
This is not true 100% of the time. Lone pairs generally make an atom nucleophilic, but the presence of lone pairs in a molecule does not guarantee that it is a nucleophile. For example, H3CBr has 3 lone pairs on the Br, but this molecule acts as an electrophile in the presence of something like OH-.
-
- Posts: 37
- Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2023 8:37 am
Re: Lone Pairs
Hello,
I say yes it it a great way to identify a nucleophile since we know that lone pairs play a role is the shape of a molecule. Having lone pairs takes up more space in an atom in comparison to an atom with no lone pairs.
I say yes it it a great way to identify a nucleophile since we know that lone pairs play a role is the shape of a molecule. Having lone pairs takes up more space in an atom in comparison to an atom with no lone pairs.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest