Atom Economy
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- CI 15.8 - Atom Economy
- Rearrangement Reactions
- Rearrangement reactions adjust constituent atoms within particular molecule. No atoms lost as waste, 100% atom economical
- Addition Reactions
- Reactants are added together, no leaving atoms or molecules so 100% atom economical
- Substitution Reactions
- Involves substituting one group for another group. Leaving group not incorporated in final product, so atom economy less than 100%.
- Elimination Reactions
- Involves removing a group from a molecule, will always be another product as well as the useful one, therefore not 100% atom economical
- % atom economy = RFM of useful product/RFM of reactants used x 100
- Rearrangement Reactions
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