Today was a day to learn about SN2 reactions. We pretty much covered it all, from nature of the mechanism to requirements for nucleophiles, leaving groups, substrates, and solvents. A few big points: There is only a single step (no intermediate) and the stereochemistry at the carbon of interest is inverted (the phenomenon is called a Walden inversion). On Wednesday we'll cover the other major substitution reaction, the SN1 (which, confusingly enough, has two steps).
Today's graphics have been assembled into a seven-minute podcast; it will be posted on Tuesday morning and will be available on iTunes.
About Me
- DCChem
- I am Professor and Alfred Victor DuPont Chair in Chemistry at Dickinson College. My professional interests gravitate towards organotransitionmetal synthetic methodology, green chemistry, and the development of undergraduate organic chemistry labs.
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