nucleophilicity

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04251
  1. The property of being @N04249@.
  2. The relative reactivity of a nucleophilic @R05190@. (It is also sometimes referred to as 'nucleophilic @P04792@'.) Qualitatively, the concept is related to @L03512@. However, whereas @L03512@ is measured by relative equilibrium constants:
    N04251-1.png
    nucleophilicity of a @L03511@ is measured by relative @O04322@ of different nucleophilic reagents towards a common substrate, most commonly involving formation of a bond to carbon:
    N04251-2.png
See also:
electrophilicity
,
Ritchie equation
,
Swain–Scott equation
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1146 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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