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7 July, 23:58

Which atom (s) is/are electrophilic in methanol (ch3oh) ?

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  1. 8 July, 00:21
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    Let us understand the two terms

    a) Nucleophile: which can give electrons it can be either negative or neutral

    b) electrophile: which can accept electrons due to empty orbitals or incomplete octet. It can be positive or neutral

    In methanol

    Oxygen carries two lone pairs of electrons so it will be nucleophilic

    while carbon and hydrogen being bonded to highly electronegative atom oxygen will be electrophilic

    so answer is
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