Radical Reactions (Live Recording) Organic Chemistry Review & Practice Session

Radical Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes - Learn everything from radical basics and stability, to the reaction and mechanism for radical halogenation of alkenes and alkynes and allylic bromination, along with a fun trick to easily recognize Initiation, Propagation and Termination steps.
We’ll start with the basics of a radical, what it is, how it forms, radical stability and how to show a radical mechanism arrow. We’ll cover the mechanism for initiation, propagation and termination, followed by the specific reaction and mechanism for alkane and alkene radical halogenation along with allylic bromination.
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[@eman4159]

‏ can you explain something that I didn't understand in my textbook? That the bond strength is inversely proportional to the carbon radical stability. I mean that the more stable the resulting radical, the weaker the bond. How??

[@Leah4sci]

It sounds like it's saying that the more stable radical intermediate is MORE able to be present as a radical in solution. Therefore, any resulting bond it forms will be weaker. As it was happy enough in its radical form. The converse of that would be a less stable radical intermediate that happily forms a new bond that is stronger and more likely to be present in solution.

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[@IsmaelKanouoTchiadzo]

Yep

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[@tedantimonov7788]

I’d say “radical hydrohalogenation”..

[@Leah4sci]

Good point, adding HX is a hydrohalogenation reaction