α-nucleophiles with O, HN, and S in the α position were classified into three groups according to their degree and pattern of deviation from the Brønsted-type correlation in SN2 reactions with the substrate, ethyl chloride (C2H5Cl) (Figure 3).
α-nucleophiles with O, HN, and S in the α position were categorized according to their degree of deviation from the Brønsted-type correlation in SN2 reactions with ethyl chloride (C2H5Cl).