What are SN1 and SN2 mechanisms? Discuss with examples of haloalkanes reacting with aqueous KOH.

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What are SN1 and SN2 mechanisms? Discuss with examples of haloalkanes reacting with aqueous KOH.
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SN1 and SN2 are two different types of mechanisms that are used in organic chemistry for substitution reactions.

  1. SN1 Mechanism: SN1 stands for Substitution Nucleophilic Unimolecular. In this mechanism, the rate of the reaction depends on the concentration of one reactant, hence the term 'unimole Knowee AI StudyGPT is a powerful AI-powered study tool designed to help you to solve study prob
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