Question

Molecules with this property bind preferentially to ligands with even hapticity according to the Davies–Green–Mingos rules. An increase in this property due to lone pairs on atoms adjacent to a functional group of interest is described by the alpha effect. (10[1])A reaction between an arene (10[1])and a molecule with this property produces a reactive intermediate called the Meisenheimer complex. (10[1]-5[1])Solvents with this property (10[1]-5[2])react with their solutes in (10[1])solvolysis reactions. (10[1])A leaving group is kicked off an aromatic ring by a molecule with this property (-5[1])in the SNAr (10[1])(“S-N-A-R”) mechanism. (10[2])Inversion of chiral symmetry (10[1])occurs after a “backside attack” (10[1])from (10[1])a molecule with this property (10[3]-5[1])in (-5[1])SN2 reactions. (10[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this property of molecules that can donate an electron pair (10[2])to an electrophile. (10[2])■END■ (10[13]0[7])

ANSWER: nucleophilicity [or nucleophiles; accept nucleophilic abstraction; accept nucleophilic aromatic substitution; accept Lewis bases or Lewis basic until read; prompt on bases or basic]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia AVassar3910
Jeffrey FungHarvard AYale B4410
Andrew HannaPennRowan5810
Sinecio Morales (DII)Johns HopkinsNYU A58-5
Arjun GonuguntlaBerkeley CBerkeley A62-5
Rohan ShelkeBerkeley BStanford C6210
Jason HongBrown ABrandeis B62-5
Tim MorrisonStanford AStanford B6710
Michael Eng (UG)UNC C (UG)GWU B (Grad)6910
Brendan BethlehemCambridge BImperial B84-5
Kenny Zhang (UG)Virginia A (UG)William & Mary A (UG)8710
Ian DewanKielEdinburgh8810
Oscar DespardCambridge ADurham B8810
Bryan UgazArizona StateMinnesota B9210
Sam MooreDurham ABristol9710
Justin LeeImperial ASheffield9810
Jacob Martin (UG)Maryland B (UG)Liberty B (DII)10310
Rasheeq Azad (UG)UNC B (UG)Virginia B (UG)10310
Noah ChenColumbia BColumbia C10310
Jake MarkusDartmouth BBoston University103-5
Andrew EllisKentuckyGeorgia Tech A104-5
Ethan Rehder (UG)Duke A (UG)Maryland A (Grad)10610
Cade ReinbergerRIT BBinghamton109-5
Jacob RobertsonOxford ACambridge C12010
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech BMTSU12010
Swapnil GargBerkeley ABerkeley C12310
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech AKentucky12310
Bianca Van ZileBinghamtonRIT B12410
Raymond WangCornell ACornell B12410
Jim Fan (Grad)UNC A (Grad)JMU A (UG)12410
Zander Werner (DII)Virginia C (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)1240
Avery LembkeMinnesota CIowa State12410
Biyang Zhang (DII)Michigan BCedarville12410
Calvin Bostleman (DII)Ohio State AKenyon12410
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State BMichigan C1240
Mitchell IndekMichigan COhio State B1240
Arjun Bothra (UG)HaverfordJohn Jay12410
Saketh Dontaraju (DII)NYU AJohns Hopkins12410
Carlos DoebeliImperial BCambridge B12410
Ella WardeOxford BKCL12410
Dillon PatelWarwickOxford C12410
Khushi UmarwadiaSouth CarolinaAlabama1240
Ashley CrawfordHardingTennessee12410
Bryanna ShaoVanderbilt AVanderbilt B12410
Davin SivertsonAlabamaSouth Carolina1240
Cindy ZhouBoston UniversityDartmouth B1240
Michael SunBrandeis BBrown A1240