Walden inversion

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chemical reaction mechanism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Walden_flip
gptkbp:cause enantiomer formation
gptkbp:commonIn SN2 reactions
gptkbp:contrastsWith retention of configuration
gptkbp:describes stereochemical inversion at a tetrahedral carbon atom
gptkbp:example conversion of (R)-2-bromobutane to (S)-2-butanol
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:Paul_Walden
1896
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walden inversion
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction backside attack by nucleophile
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Paul_Walden
gptkbp:occurredIn nucleophilic substitution reactions
gptkbp:relatedTo organic chemistry
stereochemistry
gptkbp:result inversion of configuration
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Walden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6