Walden inversion

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012633",
  "term": "Walden inversion",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A stereochemical inversion that occurs at a chiral center during a chemical reaction, resulting in a change in the configuration of the molecule. This phenomenon is characteristic of SN2 reactions, where the nucleophile attacks from the side opposite to the leaving group. It leads to a product with the opposite stereochemistry.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "chiral",
    "identity reaction",
    "inversion",
    "relative configuration",
    "transformation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2221 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/walden-inversion/"
}