During SN1 reaction which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Inversion occurs
(b) Retention occurs
(c) Almost racemization
(d) 100% racemization
During SN1 reaction which of the following statement is correct?
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During SN1 reaction which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Inversion occurs
(b) Retention occurs
(c) Almost racemization
(d) 100% racemization
During an SN1 (Substitution Nucleophilic Unimolecular) reaction, the leaving group departs first, forming a carbocation intermediate. In the subsequent step, the nucleophile attacks the carbocation to form the product.
Since the nucleophile attacks the carbocation from either side with equal probability, SN1 reactions typically result in a mixture of both retention and inversion products. This phenomenon is known as racemization.
Therefore, the correct answer is option (c) Almost racemization.