During the concerted SN2 mechanism, the central carbon atom passes through a high-energy transition state. What is the hybridization of carbon in this transition state?
Q1. During the concerted SN2 mechanism, the central carbon atom passes through a high-energy transition state. What is the hybridization of carbon in this transition state?
Answer: sp2 hybridized
Explanation: In the SN2 transition state, the carbon is sp2 hybridized with a p-orbital. sp3 is tempting but it describes the reactant and product geometry.