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 17, Problem 16PP
Practice Problem 17.16
Diacyl peroxides, 
, decompose readily when heated.
(a) What factor accounts for this instability?
(b) The decomposition of a diacyl peroxide produces
(c) Diacyl peroxides are often used to initiate radical reactions, such as in the
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