backside attack
Proper: A chemistry term used to describe the transfer of electrons and subsequent bonding of a neucleophile to the
back face of a molecule. The back side described is the chiral center, with subsistents in a tetrahedral formation facing away from the nucleophile. Once the backside attack is complete, the
stereochemistry of the molecule is inverted.
chem eng slang: A difficult academic situation. It is often used to describe the difficulty of an assignment or a test. Synonymous with ass rape.
Backside Attack
by morty foster on Oct 25, 2007 10:40:28
1) The
SN2 mechanism in which the nucleophile attacks the alpha carbon from a direction directly opposite to the C-LG bond. Results in
inversion of stereochemical
configuration.
2) When attacking a loved one from the back side
Example:
1) Wow that strong nucleophile caused one hell of a
backside attack.
2) John: dude i went for the back side attack last night
Joe:
Howd it go
John: Lets not
go there.....