On Mon, 31 Mar 1997 holsinal@plu.edu wrote:
> If you look at the learning group problem for chapter 6, in the second
> part there is a transition state where the carbon atom is triple bonded.
> Understanding that the nucleophile approaches the carbon with the leaving
> group from the backside, would the transition state be different since the
> carbon atom is linear. Can the nucleophile still approach the carbon from
> the backside in this case?
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