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Organic Chemistry

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A leaving group in organic chemistry is an atom or group that detaches from the parent molecule during a nucleophilic substitution (SN2) reaction, forming a lone pair or negative ion. The ease with which a leaving group departs affects the rate and success of the reaction.

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