Q.

SN2 reaction, at an asymmetric carbon of a compound always gives?

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a

an enantiomer of the substrate

b

a product with opposite optical rotation

c

A mixture of diastereomers

d

A single isomer with Walden inversion.

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

In SN2 reactions, inversion of configuration occurs since the reactant and the product are not enantiomers, therefore, the sign of optical rotation may or may not change and hence a single stereoisomer is obtained. Thus, option (d) is correct
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