SN2 mechanism

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the organic-chemistry subtree

Bimolecular nucleophilic substitution: a nucleophile attacks carbon from the opposite face of a leaving group in a single concerted step, inverting stereochemistry (Walden inversion). Rate = k[RX][Nu⁻]; favoured at primary carbons and with…

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