Organic Chemistry · MilesDown: Organic Chemistry

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____ products are a racemic mixture

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SN1 products are a racemic mixture
Sn1 Racemic Mixture: S N 1 products are a racemic mixture
In the 2nd step, the nucleophile attacks the planar carbocation from either side, leading to a racemic mixture of products
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