Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Answer
(4) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Solution
SN2 is one step with backside attack, so the configuration is completely inverted and only one stereoisomer forms; Statement I is true.
In SN1 the planar carbocation is attacked from both faces, giving both enantiomers (racemic mixture); Statement II is true.
Answer: (4)