Wednesday 3 June 2015

2.11b: demonstrate an understanding of the concept of a reaction mechanism and that bond breaking can be homolytic or heterolytic and that the resulting species are either free radicals, electrophiles or nucleophiles

Reaction mechanisms are step-by-step descriptions of what occurs on a molecular level in chemical reactions.
Bond-breaking

  • homolytic: when the bonding electron pair is split evenly INSERT DIAGRAM HERE
    • often produces free radicals
  • heterolytic: when the bonding electron pair in unevenly split INSERT DIAGRAM HERE
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