Question

Draw the products of the transformation shown by the fishhook notation. Include any electrons.

Draw the products of the transformation shown by the fishhook notation. Include any electrons.

Answer 1

Concepts and reason

The question is based on the concept of the cleavage of bonds. In the process of the reaction the breaking of the bonds is required. The cleavage of the bonds makes the bonded electrons free to involve in the reaction process.

Fundamentals

The cleavage of the bond can be done in two ways: homolytic or heterolytic. The heterolytic cleavage occurs when the shared electrons of the covalent bond are taken away by either of the atom. The heterolytic cleavage results in generation of the charged molecules. On the other hand, the homolytic cleavage is the cleavage, in which the shared pair of the electrons are equally distributed, resulting in the generation of the free radicals.

The figure shows the homolytic cleavage of the covalent bond. The shared electrons would be distributed to both the side equally.

The electrons of the free radicals are represented as a single dot in the line structure of the organic compound. The cleavage of the bond would be as follows:

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The final product of the reaction would be: