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Interpretation:The manner inhibition of radical chlorination of methane is possible when radical inhibitors such as
Concept introduction:The mechanism for monochlorination comprises of three stages illustrated as follows:
Step 1- Initiation via homolytic cleavage of
Step 2: Propagation: In the first of the propagation steps,
In subsequent propagation step,chloromethyl radical abstracts
Step3: Termination: Radicals generated in propagation steps get quenched upon the combination with one another. Thus termination steps are essentially the radical− radical combination illustrated as follows:
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