Hydrolysis of Alkyl Halides Induced by Metal Ions: M+–SN1 and M+–SN2 Reactions

Investigations of the kinetics, mechanism, and driving forces of hydrolyses of alkyl halides and several inorganic halides, induced by metal ions M⁺ in aqueous media, are summarised. Relations between the rate and the Lewis acidity of M⁺ are examined, together with models of M⁺–S_N1 and M⁺–S_N2 reactions.
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