Nucleophilic Substitution (SN2): Dependence on Nucleophile, Leaving Group, Central Atom, Substituents, and Solvent

AbstractThe front cover artwork is contributed by the groups of Prof. Dr. Marcel Swart (Universitat de Girona and ICREA) and Prof. Dr. F. Matthias Bickelhaupt (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Radboud University). The image shows a schematic potential energy surface associated with an archetypal bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2) reaction. Read the full text of the Minireview at 10.1002/cphc.201701363.