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Walden inversion
In chemistry Walden inversion is the inversion of configuration of a chiral centre in a molecule in a chemical reaction. It is encountered in for example a SN2 reaction at a tetrahedral carbon atom and the inversion can best be visualised by imagining a umbrella turned inside-out in a gale.
It was first observed by chemist Paul Walden in 1896.
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