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  4. Assertion: CN- ion is an ambident nucleophile. Reason: Nucleophiles are electron rich species.

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Q. Assertion : $CN^-$ ion is an ambident nucleophile.
Reason : Nucleophiles are electron rich species.

AIIMSAIIMS 2015Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

Nucleophilic species which have more than one site of reaction are called ambident nucleophiles.

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