in the EK book pg 80 in chem I have a question that I don't understand. it asks which molecule is a better nucleophile. ethanol or ethanethiol and says ethanol is a better one b/c is more electronegative.
am I wrong but aren't electronegivity and nucleophallcity opposing terms? don't they follow opposing trends on the p-table? IE electroneg increases up and to the right and nucleophalicity increasing down and to the left of the p-table
am I wrong but aren't electronegivity and nucleophallcity opposing terms? don't they follow opposing trends on the p-table? IE electroneg increases up and to the right and nucleophalicity increasing down and to the left of the p-table