Question
Nucleophilic attack can occur when leaving group is just as reactive as the nucleophile. ____
Answer
Nucleophilic attack can occur when leaving group is just as reactive as the nucleophile. False
Note: Just like acid–base reactions, nucleophilic attack will only occur if the reactants are more reactive than the products. Thus, the nucleophile must be more reactive than the leaving group.
Note: We can’t use nonpolar solvents in these nucleophile–electrophile reactions because our reactants are polar—they wouldn’t dissolve!
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