Nucleophiles

[Kami]

In Kaplan book it says that nucleophilicity is in the following order (I havent added the -ve charges to some):

RO>OH>RCOO>ROH>water

For polar protic solvents:

CN>I>RO>OH>Br>Cl>F>water

My question is that where do amines and double bonds fit in because they are also known as nucleophillic? Would amines be more reactive than all of these?

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[busupshot83]

In Kaplan book it says that nucleophilicity is in the following order (I havent added the -ve charges to some):

RO>OH>RCOO>ROH>water

For polar protic solvents:

CN>I>RO>OH>Br>Cl>F>water

My question is that where do amines and double bonds fit in because they are also known as nucleophillic? Would amines be more reactive than all of these?

WHen I got to that section in Kaplan, I was freaking out also. Here are some past threads regarding nucleophiles:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=376669&highlight=nucleophiles
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=375328&highlight=nucleophiles

Based on the DAT Destroyer, the questions regarding nucleophiles are pretty basic (no pun intended). Therefore, I wouldn't worry too much about it, and focus only on what Kaplan says... no more, no less.

 

[Kami]

Thanks for the reply

Kami