Organic Chemistry-C/P Flashcards
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Explain SN2 reactions! What happens to the chiral center? How many steps take place? What does the rate of reaction depend on?
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In an SN2 reaction, the rate of reaction depends on the concentrations of both the nucleophile and the electrophile, and is equal to the product of the rate constant.
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Explain an SN1 reaction! What does the reaction rate depend on? What happens to the chiral center? How is an SN1 reaction different from an SN2 reaction?
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SN1 reaction rate is a function of only one variable, that is, unimolecular. The rate of the SN1 reaction depends only upon the concentration of the electrophile ( the species that loses the leaving group over the course of the reaction).
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