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nucleophile
(redirected from Nucleophilicity)

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nu·cle·o·phile  (nkl--fl, ny-)
n.
A chemical compound or group that is attracted to nuclei and tends to donate or share electrons.


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5-7) The aim of this work was to prepare hyperbranched polyesters bearing amine groups of low nucleophilicity due to H-bonding.
Without study of the kinetics of polymerization, it is difficult to speak about the rate and rate constants of a reaction, nevertheless, it is reasonable to suppose that the nucleophilicity of phenol is the dominating force of this reaction.
Thus it is possibly established that the -OH group in aromatic linkages increases its degree of nucleophilicity, which in turn increases its linkage with the polymer.
 
 
 
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