MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    A nucleophilic reaction to a carbonyl is considered neither an SN1 nor SN2 reaction because:

     

    A

    no substitution occurs during nucleophilic addition to a carbonyl.

    B

    the reaction proceeds through an E1 or E2 mechanism instead.

    C

    the solvent for the reaction is not aqueous.

    D

    the solvent for the reaction is not polar.



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