Which hydrogen in compound is easily replaceable during bromination reaction in presence of light?
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because tertiary radical have low energy
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The tertiary hydrogen is easily replaceable during bromination reaction in the presence of light.
The ease of substitution follows the given pattern:
Tertiary > Secondary> Primary
It is because the tertiary one is lower in energy due to a phenomenon called Sigma conjugation ( weak overlapping exists between adjacent side group and half filled orbital).
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