Which of the following has the highest nucleophilicity?

Compare the nucleophilicity of the following:
#1. F^-, 2. OH^-, 3. CH_3^-#
(No information about solvent is given)
I believe that since C is the most electro-positive therefore it should be the correct answer.

1 Answer
Mar 19, 2018

I think you are right....

Explanation:

To a first approx., nucleophilicity can be ranked according to base-strength, alternatively to the weakness of the acidity of the conjugate acid....

#underbrace(HF, H_2O, CH_4)_(rarr)# #"Acidity decreases..."#