Radical substitution Flashcards
1
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Initiation
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The first stage in a radical reaction in which radicals starts when a covalent bond is broken down by homolytic fission of a covalent bond.
2
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Propagation
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The steps that continue a free radical reaction, in which a radical reacts with a reactant molecule to form a new molecule and another radical causing a chain reaction.
3
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Termination
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The step at the end of radical substitution when two radicals combine to form a molecule.
4
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Homolytic fission
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The breaking of a covalent bond with one of the bonded electrons going to each atom, forming two radicals.
