Question

The correct chemical reaction of homolytic cleavage is

• A. $CH _{3}- Br \longrightarrow \overset{\bullet}{C}H _{3}+ Br ^{-}$
• B. $CH _{3}- Br \xrightarrow[\text{or light}]{\text{Heat}}\overset{\bullet}{C}H _{3}+ Br ^ {• }$
• C. $CH _{3}- Br \longrightarrow CH _{3}^{+}+ Br ^{•}$
• D. $CH _{3}- Br \xrightarrow[\text { or light }]{\text { Heat }} CH _{3}+ Br ^{-}$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Reaction (b) is the correct equation for homolytic cleavage.

Organic reactions, which proceed through homolytic fission are called free radical or homopolar or non-polar reactions.