General Organic ChemistryHard
Question
An SN2 reaction of an asymmetric carbon of a compound always gives :
Options
A.an enantiomer of the substrate
B.a product with opposite optical rotation
C.a mixture of diastermers
D.a single stereoisomer
Solution
In SN2 -reactions, inversion of configuration takes place always (Walden inversion).
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