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Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles And Techniques

Question
CBSEENCH11007586

For the following bond cleavages, used curved-arrows to show the electron flow and classify each as homolysis or heterolysis. Identify reactive intermediate produced as free radical, carbocation and carbanion.
CH subscript 3 straight O minus space OCH subscript 3 space rightwards arrow space space CH subscript 3 straight O with. on top space plus space straight O with. on top CH subscript 3

Solution

It is homolysis the reactive intermediates formed are free radicals.