How do you determine a nucleophile or a base?

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Shulgin
Apr 22, 2018

see explanation

Explanation:

To determine a nucleophile look after a charged molecule #(OH^-, O^-)#. These can not donate an electron pair to protons but to any other atoms. A reaction could look like:

![https://useruploads.socratic.org/LxA2jZ4uRaOYg5gNtBM6_nu.JPG)

A base donates a pair of electrons to a proton. These are typically molecules with lone pairs. A reaction like this could look like:

![https://useruploads.socratic.org/NaHa86GCT6yhnJ59YWKn_base.JPG)

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