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Nucleophilic Substitution

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A nucleophilic substitution reaction is a substitution reaction in which it is a nucleophile the replaces a ligand in an organic species.

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see also nucleophilic aliphatic substitution, nucleophilic aromatic substitution, nucleophilic acyl substitution


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