The chlorination of ethane is an example for which type of the following reactions?

Nucleophilic substitution

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Electrophilic substitution

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Free radical substitution

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Rearrangement

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Solution

The correct option is D Free radical substitution
Free-radical halogenation is a type of halogenation. This chemical reaction is typical of alkanes and alkyl-substituted aromatics under application of UV light. The reaction is used for the industrial synthesis of chloroform $(C H C l_{3})$ , dichloromethane $(C H_{2} C l_{2})$ , and hexachlorobutadiene. It proceeds by a free-radical chain mechanism.

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