Definition of "nucleophilicity" [nucleophilicity]

• The condition of being nucleophilic (noun)
• A measure of the extent to which something is nucleophilic, or of the reactivity of such a reagent (noun)

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• ""This process is accelerated in an alkaline environment as the amino groups are deprotonated and hence have an increased nucleophilicity.""