Question

photochemical chlorination of alkane is initiated by aprocess of (1) hemolysis (2) pyrolysis (3) substitution (4) hetrolysis​

Answer 1

Answer:

Photochemical chlorination of alkane takes place by free radical mechanism which are possible by homolysis of Cl−Cl bond by sunlight.

Cl

2

hν

Cl

∙

+Cl

∙

CH

3

−CH

3

+Cl

∙

⟶

∙

CH

2

CH

3

+HCl

Cl−Cl+

∙

CH

2

CH

3

⟶Cl−CH

2

CH

3

+Cl

∙

Answer 2

photochemical chlorination of alkane is initiated by aprocess of pyrolysis