Peroxides are often used to initiate radical chain reactions such as in the following radical halogenation. (a)
Question:
(a) Using bond dissociation energies in Table 10.1, explain why peroxides are especially effective as radical initiators.
(b) Write a mechanism for the reaction above showing how it could be initiated by di tert-butyl peroxide.
Br + HBr (Di-tert-butyl peroxide
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a Oxygenoxygen bonds are especially weak that is HO OH DH 214 kJ mol 1 CH 3 ...View the full answer
Organic Chemistry
ISBN: 978-1118133576
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