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What is the mechanism of the reaction between an alkyl halide and a nucleophile
What is the mechanism of the reaction between an alkyl halide and a nucleophile in a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2)?
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What is the mechanism of the reaction between an alkyl halide and a nucleophile in a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2)?
Nucleophile attacks from the back side, leading to inversion of configuration
Nucleophile attacks from the front side, leading to retention of configuration
Formation of a carbocation intermediate
Nucleophile attacks the halogen first
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In an SN2 reaction, the nucleophile attacks the carbon from the opposite side of the leaving group, resulting in inversion of configuration.
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In an SN2 reaction, the nucleophile attacks the carbon from the opposite side of the leaving group, resulting in inversion of configuration.
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