nucleophilicity

  1. The property of being nucleophilic.
  2. The relative reactivity of a nucleophilic reagent. (It is also sometimes referred to as 'nucleophilic power'.) Qualitatively, the concept is related to Lewis basicity. However, whereas Lewis basicity is measured by relative equilibrium constants:
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    nucleophilicity of a Lewis base is measured by relative rate constants of different nucleophilic reagents towards a common substrate, most commonly involving formation of a bond to carbon:
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See also: electrophilicity, Ritchie equation, Swain–Scott equation
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077 (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1146