Ambident Nucleophiles are those nucleophilies which can attack through different sites. For example:-cyanide ions are a resonance hybrid of the following two structures:
It can attack through carbon to form cyanide and through N to form is O cyanide. Example: NO2, NO3- etc.
<p>Ambident Nucleophiles are those nucleophilies which can attack through different sites. For example:-cyanide ions are a resonance hybrid of the following two structures:</p><div><div><picture><source srcset="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/articles/1690439175phpChFciY_480x360.jpeg" media=" (max-width: 500px)"><img src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/articles/1690439175phpChFciY.jpeg" alt="" width="238" height="30"></picture></div></div><p>It can attack through carbon to form cyanide and through N to form is O cyanide. Example: NO<sub>2</sub>, NO<sub>3</sub> <sup>-</sup> etc.</p>
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