Which of the following statements correctly describe SN2 and SN1 reactions? 1) SN2 reactions proceed with inversion of configuration. II) SN2 reactions occur in two separate steps. III) SN1 reactions can produce racemic products. IV) SN2 reactions are promoted in the presence of a substrate that produces a very stable carbocation. V) SN1 reactions have a unimolecular rate-determining step. III), IV) and V) II), III) and IV) I), III), and V) II), III), and IV) I), II) and V)

Which of the following statements correctly describe SN2 and SN1 reactions? 1) SN2 reactions proceed with inversion of configuration. II) SN2 reactions occur in two separate steps. III) SN1 reactions can produce racemic products. IV) SN2 reactions are promoted in the presence of a substrate that produces a very stable carbocation. V) SN1 reactions have a unimolecular rate-determining step. III), IV) and V) II), III) and IV) I), III), and V) II), III), and IV) I), II) and V)

Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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Author:Andrei Straumanis

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Chapter13: Substitution

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