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Total number of nucleophiles from the following is: NH3, PhSH, (H3C)2S, H2C=CH2, OH-, H3O+, (CH3)2CO, =NCH3

General Organic Chemistry (GOC) · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question

Question

Total number of nucleophiles from the following is:

\ceNH3\ce{NH3}, PhSH, (\ceH3C)2\ceS(\ce{H3C})_2\ce{S}, \ceH2C=CH2\ce{H2C=CH2}, \ceOH\ce{OH^-}, \ceH3O+\ce{H3O^+}, (\ceCH3)2\ceCO(\ce{CH3})_2\ce{CO}, >=\ceNCH3>=\ce{NCH3}

Options
  1. a

    6

  2. b

    4

  3. c

    5

  4. d

    7

Correct Answerc

5

Detailed Solution

Identifying Nucleophiles Nucleophiles are species that have a lone pair of electrons or a π\pi bond that can be donated to an electrophile.image Evaluating Other Species

  • \ceH3O+\ce{H3O^+}: Electrophile (positive charge, no lone pair to donate).
  • \ce(CH3)2CO\ce{(CH3)_2CO} and \ce>C=NCH3\ce{>C=NCH3}: Electrophilic at the C-atom. Total count = 5.

Answer: (c) 5\boxed{\text{Answer: (c) 5}}

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