From my (perhaps flawed) understanding...
It seems like the same general factors govern nucleophilicity (kinetic term related to reaction rate) and basicity (thermodynamic term related to acid/base equilibrium position). Of course, the same molecule can act as either a nucleophile (nucleophilic attack) and a base (abstracting a proton), depending on the reaction. (Is this right?)
But molecules can be strong nucleophiles and weak bases (e.g. I-), or weak nucleophiles and strong bases (e.g....
Nucleophilicity vs. Basicity
It seems like the same general factors govern nucleophilicity (kinetic term related to reaction rate) and basicity (thermodynamic term related to acid/base equilibrium position). Of course, the same molecule can act as either a nucleophile (nucleophilic attack) and a base (abstracting a proton), depending on the reaction. (Is this right?)
But molecules can be strong nucleophiles and weak bases (e.g. I-), or weak nucleophiles and strong bases (e.g....
Nucleophilicity vs. Basicity