The species which acts as both nucleophile and electrophile is

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The species which acts as both nucleophile and electrophile is (A)  CH3CN  (B)  NH3  (C)  P(CH3)2  (D)  H2

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Those compounds in which the carbon atom is attached with strongly electronegative element (like N or O) by π bond, generally act as both electrophile and nucleophile. e.g., CH3- oversetπ bond mathopC ≡ Narrow textstrongly textelectronegative

Q. The species which acts as both nucleophile and electrophile is

$C H_{3} CN$

$N H_{3}$

$P (C H_{3})_{2}$

$H_{2}$

Those compounds in which the carbon atom is attached with strongly electronegative element (like N or O) by $π$ bond, generally act as both electrophile and nucleophile. e.g., $C H_{3} - C π b o n d \equiv N \leftarrow strongly electronegative$

Q. The species which acts as both nucleophile and electrophile is

CH3​CN

NH3​

P(CH3​)2​

H2​

Those compounds in which the carbon atom is attached with strongly electronegative element (like N or O) by π bond, generally act as both electrophile and nucleophile. e.g., CH3​−Cπbond≡N←stronglyelectronegative

$C H_{3} CN$

$N H_{3}$

$P (C H_{3})_{2}$

$H_{2}$

Those compounds in which the carbon atom is attached with strongly electronegative element (like N or O) by $π$ bond, generally act as both electrophile and nucleophile. e.g., $C H_{3} - C π b o n d \equiv N \leftarrow strongly electronegative$