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What affects SN2 reaction rates?

Answer 1

The Sn2 reaction is a nucleophilic reaction that is favored by the following factors: 1. strong nucleophile; 2. polar aprotic solvent; 3. it proceeds more quickly on 1 degree carbon than on 2 degrees; 4. it exhibits inversion, meaning that halides that are substituted if they are above the plane will go below the plane, and any substituted substance will go below the plane.

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Answer 2

Elias Aguila

The factors affecting SN2 reaction rates include the concentration of the nucleophile, the concentration of the substrate, the nature of the leaving group, steric hindrance around the reaction site, and the polarity of the solvent.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.