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nucleophilic catalysis definition

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Catalysis by a Lewis base, involving formation of a Lewis adduct as a reaction intermediate. For example, the hydrolysis of acetic anhydride in aqueous solution catalysed by pyridine:

C5H5N + (CH3CO)2O [C5H5NCOCH3]+ + CH3CO2-[C5H5NCOCH3]+ + H2O C5H5N + CH3CO2H + H+aqSee also electrophilic, nucleophilicity.


See also:

Octet Rule definition
Nonbonding Orbital definition
Nitrite reductase definition
nitroxyl radicals definition
object code definition