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Select the Properties of the SN2 Reaction Mechanism: Which Statement Is Not a Characteristic?

Select the properties of the SN2 reaction mechanism using inversion, the rate law, and solvent effects. In this exception question, D is false.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of SN2 reactions?(A) the electrophilic carbon undergoes inversion of stereochemistry(B) the rate is proportional to the concentration of substrate(C) the rate is proportional to the concentration of nucleophile(D) the rate is independent of the solvent

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This is Georgia Tech Quiz 6-2, question 8, which asks which property is NOT characteristic. D is the single answer to that prompt; A, B, and C are the valid properties. Rate comparisons hold temperature, solvent, and other conditions fixed. Inversion describes geometry at the reacting carbon, not a guarantee that an R/S label changes when substituent priorities change.