Organic Functional Groups and Reactivity · Organic Chemistry
Nucleophilic Substitution Mechanisms
Analyze the SN1 and SN2 pathways through which halogens are replaced in organic molecules.
Key Questions
- 1How does the structure of the carbon skeleton dictate the preferred substitution path?
- 2What evidence do we have for the inversion of configuration during a reaction?
- 3Why do polar aprotic solvents favor one mechanism over another?
CBSE Learning Outcomes
CBSE: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes - Class 12
Class: Class 12
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Organic Functional Groups and Reactivity
Period: Organic Chemistry
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