Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.22P
Following is a balanced equation for the allylic bromination of propene.
CH2==CHCH3 + Br2 h CH2==CHCH2Br + HBr
(a) Calculate the heat of reaction, ∆H 0, for this conversion.
(b) Propose a pair of chain propagation steps and show that they add up to the observed stoichiometry.
(c) Calculate the ∆H 0 for each chain propagation step and show that they add up to the observed ∆H 0 for the overall reaction.
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