For the following bond cleavages, use curved-arrows to show the electron flow and classify each as homolysis or heterolysis. Identify reactive intermediate produced as free radical, carbocation and carbanion.
The bond cleavage using curved-arrows to show the electron flow of the given reaction can be represented as
It is an example of homolytic cleavage as one of the shared pair in a covalent bond goes with the bonded atom. The reaction intermediate formed is a free radical.
The bond cleavage using curved-arrows to show the electron flow of the given reaction can be represented as
It is an example of heterolytic cleavage as the bond breaks in such a manner that the shared pair of electrons remains with the carbon of propanone. The reaction intermediate formed is carbanion.
The bond cleavage using curved-arrows to show the electron flow of the given reaction can be represented as
It is an example of heterolytic cleavage as the bond breaks in such a manner that the shared pair of electrons remains with the bromine ion. The reaction intermediate formed is a carbocation.
The bond cleavage using curved-arrows to show the electron flow of the given reaction can be represented as
It is a heterolytic cleavage as the bond breaks in such a manner that the shared pair of electrons remains with one of the fragments. The intermediate formed is a carbocation.