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Magazine Chapter 18: 18-28P (page 677)
Explain why \({{\rm{C}}_{\rm{6}}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{5}}}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{Br}}\)is not formed during the radical bromination of \({{\rm{C}}_{\rm{6}}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{5}}}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{3}}}\).
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\({{\rm{C}}_{\rm{6}}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{5}}}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{Br}}\) is not formed during the radical bromination of \({{\rm{C}}_{\rm{6}}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{5}}}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{3}}}\) because benzylic radicals are more stable than primary radicals and they form the product.
Step by step solution
01
Halogenation of alkylbenzene
Benzylic halides are formed from alkyl benzene through radical halogenation reactions. Weaker benzylic C-H bonds are broken, and C-X (X is a halogen) is formed.
02
Stability of benzylic radical
During radical formation, there is a possibility of the formation of two radicals鈥攂enzylic and primary. Benzylic radicals are resonance stabilized; therefore, a benzylic bromide product is formed.
No other product is formed because the radical that gives the product (primary radical) is more unstable than the benzylic radical.
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