IB skill practice

Evaluate stereochemistry and reaction selectivity

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Selectivity from planar carbocation

A reaction in a environmental chemistry investigation forms a planar carbocation intermediate before nucleophile attack. Predict the stereochemical tendency. Enter the answer and choose the interpretation that matches the HL chemistry evidence.

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