Question

Classify the reagents shown in bold in the following equations as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
(a) `CH_(3)COOH+OH^(-)rarrCH_(2)COO^(-)+H_(2)O`
(b) `CH_(3)CH_(2)Br+SH^(-)rarrCH_(3)CH_(2)SH+Br`
(c) `C_(6)H_(6)+CH_(3)COrarrC_(6)H_(5)COCH_(3)`

Answer 1

(a) `OH^(-)` is a nucleophile
(b) `SH^(-)` is a nucleophile
(c) `CH_(3)CO^(+)` is an electrophile.