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Hi,
I got a passage recently that had an alkene and a carbene and asked which was the electrophile and nucleophile. I was very confused by why the alkene would be considered to be the nucleophile and have more electron density when the carbene literally has a lone pair on it.
Also confused why pi electrons and pi orbitals contribute to nucleophilicity in general.
Thanks!
I got a passage recently that had an alkene and a carbene and asked which was the electrophile and nucleophile. I was very confused by why the alkene would be considered to be the nucleophile and have more electron density when the carbene literally has a lone pair on it.
Also confused why pi electrons and pi orbitals contribute to nucleophilicity in general.
Thanks!