Question

i. What is Peroxide or Kharash effect with example?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Peroxide is one of the state of oxygen in combined form with another oxygen atom so as to attain a net oxidation state of '1'.

–O–O–

E.g. Hydrogen Peroxide(H₂O₂)

H–O–O–H

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Kharash Effect or also also popularly named as anti markownikoff's rule is the effect when alkenes react with alkyl halides asymmetrically in the presence of peroxides( mostly of benzenes). It happens only with the addition of HBr. The reaction proceeds via free radical mechanism.