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ChemistryHalogen DerivativeNUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS (SN1 AND SN2), SN(NEIGHBOURING GROUP PARTICIPATION), SNIMedium2 minQB
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Assertion: Hydrolysis of (–)-2-bromooctane proceeds with inversion of configuration.
Reason: This reaction proceeds through the formation of a carbocation.
Options:
Answer:
C
Solution:
The inversion is consistent with backside Sₙ2 attack, not a planar carbocation intermediate.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Halogen DerivativeSubtopic:NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS (SN1 AND SN2), SN(NEIGHBOURING GROUP PARTICIPATION), SNI
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