Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Ionic
substitution reaction
:
A
substitution reaction
in which one or more of the
reactants
or
products
are
ions
. Usually refers to a
substitution reaction
that occurs via the
S
N
2
or
S
N
1 mechanism
.
Ionic
substitution
via the
S
N
2 mechanism
.
Ionic
substitution
via the
S
N
1 mechanism
.
Related terms:
Nucleophilic substitution
,
electrophilic substitution
,
nucleophile
,
electrophile
,
carbocation
,
electrophilic aromatic substitution
,
nucleophilic aromatic substitution
,
nucleophilic carbonyl substitution
,
nucleophilic acyl substitution
,
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,
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