Chemistry, asked by saahithi3123, 12 hours ago

What happens when an optically active compound undergoes SN1 reaction?

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In SN1 reaction, formation of carbocation as an intermediate takes place.

This planar carbocation is attacked by nucleophile from both the sides equally to form d and l isomers in equal proportion. Such products are called racemic mixture.

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