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In an S(N)1 reaction on chiral centres, ...

In an `S_(N)1` reaction on chiral centres, there is :

A

100 % retention

B

100 % inversion

C

100 % racemization

D

inversion more than retention leading to partial racemization.

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D
`S_(N)1` reaction gives racemic mixture with slight predominance of that isomer which corresponds to inversion because `S_(N)1` also depends upon the degree of shielding of the front side of the reacting carbon.
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