Which of the following behave both as nu...

Which of the following behave both as nucleophile as well as an electrophile ?

`CH_(3)OH`

`CH_(3)Cl`

`CH_(3)CN`

HCHO

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C, D

`CH_(3)C-=N` and `H_(2)C = O` both act as nucleophiles due to the presence of lone pair/s of electrons on oxygen or nitrogens and electrophiles due to the presence of multiple bonds.

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Which of the following behave both as nucleophile as well as an electrophile ?

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