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Between comparable sulfur and oxygen nucleophiles, which is generally stronger?
AThe sulfur nucleophile
BThe oxygen nucleophile
CDepends only on charge
DBoth are equally strong
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The sulfur nucleophile
Sulfur is larger and more polarisable than oxygen, so sulfur species such as thiolates are usually better nucleophiles.
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