Transition steps

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Nicolas Williams
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Transition steps

Postby Nicolas Williams » Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:27 pm

What are the key distinctions between SN1 and SN2?

lapalla
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Re: Transition steps

Postby lapalla » Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:59 am

SN1 is an unimolecular reaction that follows a 1st order kinetic mechanism while SN2 is a bimolecular reaction that follows the 2nd order kinetic mechanism.


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