Substitution reactions
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 13:51
Steps to radical substitution: COMMON EXAM QUESTION
1. Covalent bond in halogen molecules is exposed to UV light. The bond
breaks either heterolytically or homolytically and two radicals or two
ions are produced.
Homolytic fission is the breaking of a covalent bond equally, with one of the
bonding electrons going t each atom present, forming to radicals (under UV
light)
1. The radicals attack the alkane and remove one hydrogen from them,
turning the alkane into a radical. This radical alkane can then react with
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 13:51
Steps to radical substitution: COMMON EXAM QUESTION
1. Covalent bond in halogen molecules is exposed to UV light. The bond
breaks either heterolytically or homolytically and two radicals or two
ions are produced.
Homolytic fission is the breaking of a covalent bond equally, with one of the
bonding electrons going t each atom present, forming to radicals (under UV
light)
1. The radicals attack the alkane and remove one hydrogen from them,
turning the alkane into a radical. This radical alkane can then react with