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Opening of Cyclohexene oxide with Hydroxide.

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Play the animation. Manipulate the model to see the trajectory of attack and the diaxial orientation of the attacking nucleophile (hydroxide) and the hydroxyl group that results from the epoxide.



Note the nearly linear transition state and backside attack by hydroxide.


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