JEE Main Chemistry question

An SN2 reaction at an asymmetric carbon of a compound always gives

(A)A mixture of diastereomers
(B)A single stereoisomer (inverted configuration)Correct
(C)An enantiomer of the substrate
(D)A product with opposite optical rotation

Answer: (B)

Solution

SN2 proceeds through a single concerted backside attack, inverting configuration at that one stereocentre and giving one specific (not a mixture of) stereoisomer. (Whether the product

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