What is the difference between a base and a neucleophile?
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996bases abstract hydrogens and nucleophiles attack carbons (electrophiles)
all nucleophiles are bases, but not all bases can act as nucleophiles.
- Anurag Ghosh Can we say dat bases abstract hydrogens from outside because they are bulky????...whereas nucleophiles go and attack at the target site....Upvote·0· Reply ·2013-07-15 05:41:27
- Swarna Kamal Dhyawala its not necessary that if bases are bulky then only it will abstract hydrogen even strong bases abstract hydrogen ...instead bulky nucleophile acts as a base and abstracts hydrogen
- Anurag Ghosh Means it is actually a bulky nucleophile dat acts as a base and abstracts hydrogen from outside???.....Is it always dat bases abstract hydrogen or there are cases where they attack too???
- Swarna Kamal Dhyawala usually weak bases attack but if temperature is provided then elimination occurs ...........