Why does ether act as a nucleophile?.
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Ethers are generally not nucleophiles because while they do have an electronegative oxygen heteroatom, there is not a proton that can be removed to quench the positive charge in the intermediate. This means that ethers could be possible Sn1 nucleophiles that produce a high energy product. In general it is reasonable to assume that ethers will not act as nucleophiles.
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