Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118875766
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 10, Problem 15PP
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The explanation that accounts for the fact that the radical polymerization of styrene, in order to producepolystyrene, is preferably carried out by the head-to-tail mechanism instead of the head-to-head mechanismis to be given.

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The order of relative stability of the radicals formed during a reaction are as follow:

Organic Chemistry, Chapter 10, Problem 15PP

The stability of the radical decides the path of the reaction. The path of the reaction will help is determining the products formed and can also be used in identifying the major product or thepreferred mechanism for a given reaction.

Hyperconjugation is an interaction between the sigma bond electrons and the adjacent atom’s empty or partially filled p-orbitals in improving the stability of the whole molecule.

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