2. Radical substitution - chlorination of methane

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Description of the mechanism of chlorine with methane. Classification of steps into initiation, propagation and termination.

Part of a set of tutorials on radical chlorination of methane, suitable for AS chemistry, International Baccalaureate or equivalent. Content includes mechanism using half curly arrows, initiation, propagation, termination and discussion of side products and other issues.

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• AS chemistry
• A2 chemistry
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• chemistry tutorial
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• organic chemistry
• radical chlorination
• radical substitution
• radical substitution mechanism
• chlorination of methane
• half curly arrows
• one electron curly arrows
• initiation
• propagation
• chlorine methane
• radical chain reactions

[rue25nuertingen]

helpful and fast explained

[katiestump]

thanks for these, my exam is at 1 30 today so im doing last minute revision and this has helped!!

[Queenmania2007]

Thanks for putting in the effort to go through this - the step by step animations and explanations really help :)

[drstingrae]

VERY HELPFUL!