Need both sets of compounds ranked strongest to weakest

Organic Chemistry
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Need both sets of compounds ranked strongest to weakest
(a) Nucleophile strength (1=strongest, 3=weakest) (b) Electrophilicity of the carbonyl (1=strongest, 3=weakest)
(i) ethanol
(ii) n-butyl magnesium bromide
(iii) sodium cyanide
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Nucleophile strength (1=strongest, 3=weakest) (b) Electrophilicity of the carbonyl (1=strongest, 3=weakest) (i) ethanol (ii) n-butyl magnesium bromide (iii) sodium cyanide
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