Selectivity in Free Radical Reactions: Bromination vs. Chlorination
The Selectivity of Free-Radical Bromination vs Chlorination. A Detailed Answer In last blog post on radicals we saw this data that compares the chlorination of
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Halogenation At Tiffany’s
Thinking Through The Selectivity of Bromination vs Chlorination: An Intuitive Analogy As we discussed in the last post on radicals, bromine radicals are considerably more
Read moreAlkyne Addition Reactions: The 3-Membered Ring Pathway
Last time we discussed the similarities (and differences) between the carbocation pathway for alkenes and alkynes. In this post, we’ll do the same for the
Read moreBromination of Alkenes: The Mechanism
How does bromination of alkenes work? In the previous post we showed how the mechanism for bromination of alkenes can’t possibly go through a carbocation
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