Which of the following is not a nucleophile?

Question

Which of the following is not a nucleophile? (A)  BF3 (B)  NH3 (C)  CN- (D)  OH-

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

BF 3 is not a nucleophile, rather it is a Lewis acid (as it accepts electron pair) however, the rest have lone pair of electrons and act as nucleophile.

Q. Which of the following is not a nucleophile?

$B F_{3}$

$N H_{3}$

$C N^{-}$

$O H^{-}$

$B F_{3}$ is not a nucleophile, rather it is a Lewis acid (as it accepts electron pair) however, the rest have lone pair of electrons and act as nucleophile.

Q. Which of the following is not a nucleophile?

BF3​

NH3​

CN−

OH−

BF3​ is not a nucleophile, rather it is a Lewis acid (as it accepts electron pair) however, the rest have lone pair of electrons and act as nucleophile.

$B F_{3}$

$N H_{3}$

$C N^{-}$

$O H^{-}$

$B F_{3}$ is not a nucleophile, rather it is a Lewis acid (as it accepts electron pair) however, the rest have lone pair of electrons and act as nucleophile.