The correct pair of the ambident nucleophiles is are:

Question

A) AgCN/KCN 

B) RCOOAg/RCOOK 

C)AgNO₂/KNO₂

D)AgI/KI 

Options 

1) (A) only 

2) (B) and (C) only 

3) (A) and (C) only 

4) (B) only

 

 

 

Answer 1

The correct answer is 3) A and C only 

Explaination :

Ambident nucleophile means in a nucleophile more than one electron donor atom. Eg in NO2 both N and O possess lone pairs. If N donates then compound is nitrate. If O donates compound is called nitrite 

C=N is also a ambident nucleophole 

As both have a lone pair​​​​​​​​​​