In the radical chlorination of 2,2-dimethylhexane, chlorine substitution occurs much more rapidly at C5 than it does

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In the radical chlorination of 2,2-dimethylhexane, chlorine substitution occurs much more rapidly at C5 than it does at a typical secondary carbon (e.g., C2 in butane). Consider the mechanism of radical polymerization and then suggest an explanation for the enhanced rate of substitution at C5 in 2,2-dimethylhexane.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118133576

11th edition

Authors: Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle, Scott Snyder

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