Nucleophilicity vs Basicity in Substitution Elimination Reactions Part 1

SN1 SN2 E1 Series: Video 4
As an orgo tutor, one of the most common substitution/elimination questions I get relates to “What's the difference between a nucleophile or base?” or “How can I tell a nucleophile from a base?”

And the answer?

They are THE SAME! Watch this video to understand the concept of Nucleophile vs Base in SN1 SN2 E1 E2 reactions

(Watch on YouTube: Nucleophile vs Base 1. Click CC on bottom right for transcript.)

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This is Video 4 in the Nucleophilic Substitution and Beta Elimination Video Series. Click HERE for the entire series.

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