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Free Radicals Definition: Any chemical species with one or more unpaired electrons
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Nature of Free Radicals Geometry
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Rationalization to account for racemization in radical reactions
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Evidence in favor of the “pyramidal” radical
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More evidence in favor of the “pyramidal” radical?
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Stability of Free Radicals
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Stabilities of Substituted Benzyl Radicals
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Substituted Benzyl radicals Steric effects
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Generation of Free Radicals Thermolysis Photolysis
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Generation of Free Radicals Redox reactions
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Characteristics of Radical Reactions Most radical reactions occur readily in the gas phase Radical reactions generally are not influenced by solvent polarity Radical reactions generally are not influenced by acid or base catalysis Unlike cations or anions, radicals generally are not influenced by electron-donating or electron-withdrawing substituents Radical reactions are often preceded by an induction period during which time they are subject to inhibition Radical reactions are frequently chain reactions Radical reactions generally are not accompanied by skeletal rearrangements
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A Typical Radical Reaction Overall reaction
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A Typical Radical Reaction: Mechanism
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