I am studying homolytic and heterolytic cleavage. In the halogenation of methane, a methyl radical is formed as an intermediate which indicates homolytic cleavage. Why is the cleavage homolytic and not heterolytic? What is the main determinate of when heterolytic or homolytic cleavage occurs? How big does the electronegativty difference need to be?

I am studying homolytic and heterolytic cleavage. In the halogenation of methane, a methyl radical is formed as an intermediate which indicates homolytic cleavage. Why is the cleavage homolytic and not heterolytic? What is the main determinate of when heterolytic or homolytic cleavage occurs? How big does the electronegativty difference need to be?

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