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Organic Chemistry

Nitrile

A compound containing a carbon–nitrogen triple bond.

R–C≡N Dimensionless Organic Chemistry

Nucleophile

An electron-rich species that donates a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond.

Nu⁻ or Nu: Dimensionless Organic Chemistry

Nucleophilic Substitution

A reaction in which a nucleophile replaces a leaving group attached to a saturated carbon.

Nu⁻ + R–X → R–Nu + X⁻ Dimensionless