A nucleophilic reagent is

A nucleophilic reagent will readily attack

A nucleophilic reagent must necessarily have

Aryl halides are less reactive than alkyl halides towards nucleophilic reagents

The nucleophilic reagents are-

A nucleophilic reagent would readily attack:

What do you understand by nucleophilic reagents and what type of species act as nucleophiles ? Give at least two examples.

(a) The double bond in aldehydes and ketones is reactive towards nucleophilic reagents like CN^(-) whereas that in an alkene is not. (b) Alkenes undergo electrophilic addition whereas aldehydes and ketones undergo nucleophilic addition.