Unimolecular nucleophilic substitution: rate-determining ionisation to a carbocation intermediate followed by fast nucleophilic attack. Rate = k[RX]; favoured at tertiary carbons, polar protic solvents; partial racemisation.
Unimolecular nucleophilic substitution: rate-determining ionisation to a carbocation intermediate followed by fast nucleophilic attack. Rate = k[RX]; favoured at tertiary carbons, polar protic solvents; partial racemisation.