Question

Question #5d586

Answer 1

Well, this is a question of radical halogenation.....

Explanation:

And the products of the reaction are an alkyl halide, and a hydrohalogen....

For a simple alkane, say propane, we could write....

`H_3C-CH_2CH_3(g) + X_2(g) stackrel(hnu)rarrunderbrace(H_3C-CHXCH_3(g))_"major product"+HX(g)`

Because this is a radical reaction, the reaction proceeds thru the stabilized secondary alkyl radical....`H_3C-dotCHCH_3`...