Question:

Identify the false statement

Updated On: Mar 16, 2024
  • Hard electrophiles have a formal positive charge at the electrophilic centre (e.g. carbocations).
  • The softest biological nucleophilic sites are cysteine thiol groups on proteins.
  • Primary and secondary amino groups of lysine and histidine on the proteins are hard nucleophiles.
  • Softest nucleophiles are the oxygen atoms of purines and pyrimidines on DNA and RNA.
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The Correct Option is D

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The correct option is(D): Softest nucleophiles are the oxygen atoms of purines and pyrimidines on DNA and RNA.
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