(a) State the differences between homolytic and heterolytic cleavages. (b) Consider the following molecular structure : CH3 H,CH,C-C-X CH3 By using suitable arrows, show how the movement of electrons in the C-X bond in the compound below are distributed in the bond cleavage to form : i. free radical ii. carbocation iii. carbanion 2.

(a) State the differences between homolytic and heterolytic cleavages. (b) Consider the following molecular structure : CH3 H,CH,C-C-X CH3 By using suitable arrows, show how the movement of electrons in the C-X bond in the compound below are distributed in the bond cleavage to form : i. free radical ii. carbocation iii. carbanion 2.

Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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Chapter15: Radical Reactions

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Problem 11E

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