CGH;CH3 + Br, CgH;CH2Br + HBr Toluene Benzyl bromide

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Following is a balanced equation for bromination of toluene.
(a) Using the values for bond dissociation enthalpies given in Appendix 3,
calculate ∆H0
for this reaction.
(b) Propose a pair of chain propagation steps and show that they add up to the
observed reaction.
(c) Calculate ∆H0
for each chain propagation step.
(d) Which propagation step is rate-determinin

CGH;CH3 + Br,
CgH;CH2Br + HBr
Toluene
Benzyl bromide
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