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Radical Initiators

  • What are Radical Initiators?
    03:49
  • Heterolytic vs. Homolytic Bond Cleavage .
    04:39

Radical Stability

  • The radical stability trend.
    03:43
  • Determine which of the following radicals is the most stable.
    03:25

Radical Chain Reaction

  • The one reaction that alkanes will actually undergo.
    02:05
  • Explaining the following problem.
    00:34
  • Show the entire chain reaction mechanism.
    04:08

Radical Selectivity

  • Predict the Product.
    00:48
  • Predict the Product.
    01:02
  • Using the Hammond Postulate to describe radical chlorination.
    03:03

Calculating Radical Yields

  • Explaining relative rates of halogenation.
    04:32
  • Draw all of the monochlorination products and calculate percentage yields.
    04:37

Allylic Halogenation

  • Predict the product(s) of the following reaction.
    04:28
  • Mechanism of Allylic Bromination.
    00:54
  • The products of Allylic Chlorination.
    00:48

Radical Synthesis

  • Predict the MAJOR product.
    04:12
  • Predict the MAJOR product.
    04:28

Chain-Growth Polymers

  • Guided course
    Chain-Growth Polymers Concept 2
    4:17
  • Guided course
    Chain-Growth Polymers Example 1
    1:44
  • Guided course
    Chain-Growth Polymers Concept 1
    1:19

Radical Polymerization

  • Guided course
    Radical Polymerization Concept 3
    1:01
  • Guided course
    Radical Polymerization Concept 4
    1:30
  • Guided course
    Radical Polymerization Example 2
    1:06