Why halogenation of an alkane is a substitution reaction?
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Unlike the complex transformations of combustion, the halogenation of an alkane appears to be a simple substitution reaction in which a C-H
bond is broken and a new C-X bond is formed.
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Chlorination of Methane by Substitution
Unlike the complex transformations of combustion, the halogenation of an alkane appears to be a simple substitution reaction in which a C-H bond is broken and a new C-X bond is formed. The chlorination of methane, shown below, provides a simple example of this reaction.
Unlike the complex transformations of combustion, the halogenation of an alkane appears to be a simple substitution reaction in which a C-H bond is broken and a new C-X bond is formed. The chlorination of methane, shown below, provides a simple example of this reaction.
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