nucleophilic

Adjective

Meaning

nucleophilic (not comparable)

(chemistry) of, or relating to a nucleophile
Antonym: electrophilic

Examples

A monosaccharide can switch from the acyclic (open-chain) form to a cyclic form, through a nucleophilic addition reaction between the carbonyl group and one of the hydroxyls of the same molecule. Source: Internet

Another form of ligand exchange is seen in the nucleophilic abstraction reaction. Source: Internet

However, unlike benzene and its derivatives, pyridine is more prone to nucleophilic substitution and metalation of the ring by strong organometallic bases. Source: Internet

Halogens While the halogens aren't nucleophilic in their diatomic form (i.e. I 2 is not a nucleophile), their anions are good nucleophiles. Source: Internet

First, the 2'OH of a specific branchpoint nucleotide within the intron, defined during spliceosome assembly, performs a nucleophilic attack on the first nucleotide of the intron at the 5' splice site, forming the lariat intermediate. Source: Internet

Catalysis Catalysis is achieved by one of two mechanisms: *Aspartic, glutamic and metallo- proteases activate a water molecule which performs a nucleophilic attack on the peptide bond to hydrolyse it. Source: Internet

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