Question
Heterolytic reactions are essentially the opposite of ____ formation.
Answer
Heterolytic reactions are essentially the opposite of coordinate covalent bond formation.
Note: We can’t use nonpolar solvents in these nucleophile–electrophile reactions because our reactants are polar—they wouldn’t dissolve!
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