Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393663556
Author: Joel Karty
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.1YT
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Which of the two reactions shows ammonia acting as a base and which one shows it acting as a nucleophile is to be determined.

Concept introduction:

An electron-rich species such as an atom with a lone pair can act as both a base and as a nucleophile. Whether it acts as a base or as a nucleophile depends on the atom to which it donates its lone pair. When the lone pair is used to form a bond with a proton (H+), the species is acting as a base. When the lone pair is used to form a bond with any electron-deficient atom other than a hydrogen, the species is acting as a nucleophile.

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