Can a a compound with a lone pair of electrons such as $N H_{3}$ $NH_3$ be a nucleophile?

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Can a a compound with a lone pair of electrons such as $N H_{3}$ $NH_3$ be a nucleophile?

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Answer 1 · 2014-11-10T16:32:07

'Nucleophile' means 'nucleus loving' and is any group that attaches to a species with a positive charge, such as $R b^{+}$ $Rb^+$ , $C s^{+}$ $Cs^+$ or $F r^{+}$ $Fr^+$ .

$N H_{3}$ $NH_3$ (ammonia) can be a nucleophile, as can other Lewis bases, as they are electron donors. A Lewis base is any compound that reacts with a Lewis acid, such as $H_{3} C^{-}$ $H_3C^-$ , $H_{2} N^{-}$ $H_2N^-$ or $H_{2} S b^{-}$ $H_2Sb^-$ . A Lewis acid is any substance that reacts with a Lewis base, such as $L i^{+}$ $Li^+$ , $N a^{+}$ $Na^+$ , $K^{+}$ $K^+$ , $R b^{+}$ $Rb^+$ or $C s^{+}$ $Cs^+$ .

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