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Bridged Cyclic Compounds and SN2 Reactions

Bridged cyclic compounds like the ones shown in the attached .jpg are extremely unreactive in SN2 reactions.

1)  Give a reason which will explain this.

2)  How can you explain the fact that compounds of this type are also less reactive in the SN1 reaction than similar noncyclic compounds?

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