Problems and exercisesSN2: kinetics, mechanism and stereochemistry
1. The rate law
In an SN2 reaction the halide concentration is tripled and the nucleophile concentration is halved. How does the rate change?
2. Hybridization
What is the hybridization of the attacked carbon in the substrate, in the transition state and in the product?
3. Backside attack
Why does the nucleophile attack from the side opposite the leaving group?
4. Units
In what units is the rate constant k of an SN2 reaction expressed if the rate is given in mol/(L·s)?