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…
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…