Comments on: Introduction to Free Radical Substitution Reactions https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/ Sun, 28 Mar 2021 22:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/#comment-573298 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:49:33 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=2534#comment-573298 In reply to Shreya Shah.

Yes, this video is a good deterrent for anyone who is ever thinking of working with F2.

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By: Shreya Shah https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/#comment-573165 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 23:26:14 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=2534#comment-573165 I just about died during that video.

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By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/#comment-564429 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:04:24 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=2534#comment-564429 In reply to Val.

Draw the molecule and look for primary, secondary, tertiary C-H bonds. Ask: is bromination selective for any of these positions?

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By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/#comment-564394 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 17:42:10 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=2534#comment-564394 In reply to Chetan.

Chlorine radicals are less selective than bromine radicals. https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2013/10/31/selectivity-in-free-radical-reactions-bromine-vs-chlorine/

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By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/#comment-563956 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:10:03 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=2534#comment-563956 In reply to Raj.

Free-radical reactions require a radical “initiator” that breaks bonds homolytically. This can be either “light” (hv) or “heat” in the presence of various radical “initiators” with weak bonds, such as “peroxides” (RO-OR) or other species like AIBN. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azobisisobutyronitrile

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By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/#comment-562213 Fri, 30 Aug 2019 01:33:09 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=2534#comment-562213 In reply to Piyush.

Free radical substitution will end up on the benzylic carbon. See this post: https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2018/06/13/reactions-on-the-benzylic-carbon-bromination-and-oxidation/

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By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/#comment-562210 Fri, 30 Aug 2019 01:24:02 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=2534#comment-562210 In reply to sameer.

That’s a question you can certainly figure out for yourself! Start by drawing out butane with all its hydrogens and carbons, and replacing two hydrogens with chlorines on the leftmost molecule. That’s 1,1-dichlorobutane. Now systematically keep trying to make new dichlorobutanes until you can’t make any new ones!

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By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/#comment-561246 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 17:54:28 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=2534#comment-561246 In reply to Hello.

You will get a mixture of both. The reaction is not selective!

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By: Chetan https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/#comment-535185 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 07:24:15 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=2534#comment-535185 I have read it many times in many documents that In the chlorination of 2-Methylbutane in presence of sunlight…(out of the 4 products mentioned above in this document)the major product is 2° rather than a 3°……pls tell me why is that so?

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By: James https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/10/25/introduction-to-free-radical-substitution-reactions/#comment-529253 Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:39:03 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=2534#comment-529253 In reply to Courtney.

Free radicals can usually invert their stereochemistry, so any stereochemical information is usually lost. They are somewhat like carbocations in this regard.

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