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A Nucleophile is a Lewis base. Lewis bases do not require a hydroxide ion as the electron acceptor. Some common examples include Ammonia and Amides . Many anions can also be considered Lewis bases such as F -.

When a Lewis acid and Lewis base form a Complex Ion the Lewis base is always the Ligand .


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