Chemical Reactions (free radical substitution, electrophilic addition and nuclear substitution)
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- Created on: 06-05-14 15:58
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- Chemical Reactions
- Free Radical Substitution
- Species involved: Alkane + Halogen ---> Halogenoalkane
- Bond splitting: Homolytic Fission
- Conditions: UV light/ high temperatures
- Mechanism
- 1) Initiation: Covalent bond breaks by homolytic fission to create two radicals
- 2)Propagation: Products are made in this step
- 3)Termination: where two radicals come together.
- Nucleophilic substitution
- Species involved: halogenoalkanes + OH- ----> Alcohol
- Bond splitting: heterolytic fission
- Conditions: hot aqueous alkali (KOH/ NaOH)
- Electrophilic addition
- Species involved: alkene + hydrogen halide (HCL/HBR/HI) +hydrogen +halogen
- Bond Splitting: heterolytic fission
- Free Radical Substitution
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