The chlorination of ethane produces many by-products. One by-product that forms in small amounts is 2-chlorobutane. Suggest a mechanism for the formation of 2-chlorobutane from the radical chlorination of ethane. (NOTES: intermediates can only have one radical, 2-chlorobutane should be the product of your termination step, any intermediate radical formed during the propagation phase can be used in the termination step)

The chlorination of ethane produces many by-products. One by-product that forms in small amounts is 2-chlorobutane. Suggest a mechanism for the formation of 2-chlorobutane from the radical chlorination of ethane. (NOTES: intermediates can only have one radical, 2-chlorobutane should be the product of your termination step, any intermediate radical formed during the propagation phase can be used in the termination step)

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Chapter8: Haloalkanes, Halogenation, And Radical Reactions

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Problem 8.18P

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