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Ch. 12 - Radicals
Bruice - Organic Chemistry 8th Edition
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12장, 문제 41a

Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:

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Step 1: Analyze the reactants and products. The reactants are ethane (CH₃CH₃) and tert-butyl hypochlorite (CH₃C(OCl)(CH₃)₂). The products are ethyl chloride (CH₃CH₂Cl) and tert-butanol (CH₃C(OH)(CH₃)₂). This suggests a radical substitution mechanism.
Step 2: Initiation step. The reaction is initiated by heat (Δ), which causes the homolytic cleavage of the O-Cl bond in tert-butyl hypochlorite, generating a tert-butoxy radical (CH₃C(O•)(CH₃)₂) and a chlorine radical (Cl•).
Step 3: Propagation step 1. The chlorine radical (Cl•) abstracts a hydrogen atom from ethane (CH₃CH₃), forming ethyl radical (CH₃CH₂•) and HCl.
Step 4: Propagation step 2. The ethyl radical (CH₃CH₂•) reacts with another molecule of tert-butyl hypochlorite (CH₃C(OCl)(CH₃)₂), forming ethyl chloride (CH₃CH₂Cl) and regenerating the tert-butoxy radical (CH₃C(O•)(CH₃)₂).
Step 5: Termination step. Two tert-butoxy radicals (CH₃C(O•)(CH₃)₂) combine to form tert-butanol (CH₃C(OH)(CH₃)₂), completing the reaction.

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