Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.16P
Following is a balanced equation for bromination of toluene.
- (a) Using the values for bond dissociation enthalpies given in Appendix 3, calculate ∆H0 for this reaction.
- (b) Propose a pair of chain propagation steps and show that they add up to the observed reaction.
- (c) Calculate ∆H0 for each chain propagation step.
- (d) Which propagation step is rate-determining?
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