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Question: In nucleophilic aliphatic substitution, the nucleophiles are generally....

In nucleophilic aliphatic substitution, the nucleophiles are generally.

A

Acids

B

Bases

C

Salts

D

Neutral molecules

Answer

Bases

Explanation

Solution

R−X+OH−Nucleophileor base→R−OH+X−R - X + \underset{\begin{aligned} & \text{Nucleophile} \\ & \text{or base} \end{aligned}}{OH^{-}} \rightarrow R - OH + X^{-}