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DescriptionSN2 Mechanism with the change of Stereochemistry.png
English: 1-bromo-1-fluoroethane is undergoing SN2 reaction, with the nucleophile being an OH- group. The carbon to which fluorine and bromine are attached is a chiral centre. The middle stage is called the transition state. The product would be 1-fluoroethan-1-ol, which has a different optical activity to that of 1-bromo-1-fluoroethane.
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