Free Radical Reactions
With rare exceptions, until now every reaction we’ve discussed (acid-base, substitution, elimination, addition) has involved the formation of bonds between an electron pair donor (Lewis
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Initiation, Propagation, Termination
Waaay back when we started to go through free radical substitution reactions, you might recall that we looked a reaction like this one: Now that
Read moreSelectivity In Free Radical Reactions
In the last post we showed some examples of how different isomers might be formed in free-radical halogenation of alkanes. And I left off with
Read moreAllylic Bromination
In previous posts on radicals, we’ve seen how bromine can selectively react with tertiary C-H bonds (bond strength 93 kcal/mol) over secondary (96 kcal/mol) and
Read moreIn Summary: Free Radicals
So what have we learned about free radicals in this series? What Are Free Radicals? Free radicals are chemical species that contain a singly occupied orbital.
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