Reactions
The most important reaction types involving free radicals are:
- Free radical substitution, for instance free radical halogenation and autoxidation.
- Free radical addition reactions
- Intramolecular free radical reactions (substitution or addition) such as the Hofmann-Löffler reaction or the Barton reaction
- Free radical rearrangement reactions are rare compared to rearrangements involving carbocations and restricted to aryl migrations.
- Fragmentation reactions or homolysis, for instance the Norrish reaction, the Hunsdiecker reaction and certain decarboxylations. For fragmentations taking place in mass spectrometry see mass spectrum analysis.
- Electron transfer. An example is the decomposition of certain peresters by Cu(I) which is a one-electron reduction reaction forming Cu(II), an alkoxy oxygen radical and a carboxylate. Another example is Kolbe electrolysis.
- Radical-nucleophilic aromatic substitution is a special case of nucleophilic aromatic substitution.
- Carbon-carbon coupling reactions, for example manganese-mediated coupling reactions.
it can be formed by photochemical reaction and thermal fission reaction or by oxidation reduction reaction
Specific reactions involving free radicals are combustion, pyrolysis and cracking
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