Walden Inversion
Inversion of configuration at a stereocenter during SN2 displacement.
Context: Mechanistic hallmark for backside attack; used in route design.
Example: Inversion at chiral bromide with CN?.
Related Terms: SN2, Stereospecificity.
Reference: Morrison & Boyd.
Wedged (Wedge-Dash Representation)
Definition: A solid wedge bond indicates a bond projecting out of the plane toward the observer.
Context: Used in structural depictions to convey stereochemistry.
Example: Wedged bond showing front substituent in tetrahedral carbon center.
Related Terms: Hashed; Fischer Projection; Newman Projection.
Reference: Morrison & Boyd (1992).