Question

Identify the likely electrophilic and nucleophilic sites in each of the following molecules:

a.

testosterone

b.

Methanphetamine

Short answer

For amphetamine, one group that is easy to determine is the secondary amine which is very rich in electrons due to the presence of a lone pair. As such it will be nucleophilically represented as:

Step-by-step solution

Nucleophilic position in amphetamine

For amphetamine, one group that is easy to determine is the secondary amine which is very rich in electrons due to the presence of a lone pair. As such it will be nucleophilically represented as:

: Electrophilic position in amphetamine

To look in for the electrophilic position, there are no electron-poor positions and there are no leaving groups. Thus, the given molecule has no electrophilic positions.