Abstract
Stereochemistry and mechanisms of nucleophilic [SN2(P)] and electrophilic [SE2(P)} reactions have been analyzed, discussed and confirmed by experimental studies. SE2(P) reactions proceed with the retention of absolute configuration, while the SN2(P) reactions react with the inversion of the configuration at the phosphorus atom.
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