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Question
Inversion of configuration occurs in ______.
Options
SN2 reaction
SN1 reaction
Neither SN2 nor SN1 reaction
SN1 as well as SN2 reaction
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Solution
Inversion of configuration occurs in SN1 as well as SN2 reaction.
Explanation:
In the SN1 reaction, both resented and inverted products are generated, whereas, in the SN2 reaction, only the inverted product is formed.
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