For SN2 reactions of the type Y–+ MeX → YMe + X–, there exist extended linear correlations between (i) the magnitude of the central barrier and the percentage elongation of the C–X bond in the transition state; (ii) the looseness of the transition state and the sum of the forward and reverse central barriers.
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Shaik et al. (1988) studied this question.