Chemistry A-Level
attack from either side
What attack from either side means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of attack from either side
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Reference: AQA
A reagent can approach a planar species from above or from below with equal probability, so the two enantiomers are produced in equal amounts.
Topics that use attack from either side
- Optical isomerism (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- chiral molecules in an inactive mixture
- chirality
- Displayed formula
- enantiomers
- non-superimposable mirror images
- Optical isomerism
- racemic mixture
- rotations cancel
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