Nucleofuge
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nucleofuge-212-1440918
title:
Nucleofuge
text:
In chemistry, a nucleofuge is a leaving group which retains the lone pair of electrons from its previous bond with another species. For example, in the SN2 mechanism, a nucleophile attacks an organic compound containing the nucleofuge which simultaneously breaks the bond with the nucleofuge. After a reaction nucleofuges may contain either a negative or a neutral charge; this is governed by the nature of the specific reaction. The word 'nucleofuge' is commonly found in older literature, but its u
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Chemical leaving group which retains the electron pair from its previous bond
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleofuge
date created:
2006-03-22T04:44:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T09:26:35Z
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