Question #e2f93

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anor277
May 12, 2017

#:CH_2# is a potent electrophile............

Explanation:

The carbon in the radical species #:CH_2# is SEXTET rather than OCTET; i.e. there are 6 electrons associated with the carbon nucleus. Thus is tends to react with olefins to give a THREE-MEMBERED ring.

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