Organic definitions Homolytic fission ? when a bond breaks by splitting the shared pair of electrons between the two products. It produces two free radicals, each with an unpaired electron Heterolytic fission ? when a bond breaks with both the shared electrons going to one of the products. It produces two oppositely charged ions. Elimination ? when a small molecule is removed from a larger molecule, leading to the formation of an unsaturated product Addition reaction ? when two reactants combined to form a single product. This type of reaction is characteristic of unsaturated compounds containing double or triple bonds
Organics definitions
Organic definitions Homolytic fission ? when a bond breaks by splitting the shared pair of electrons between the two products. It produces two free radicals, each with an unpaired electron Heterolytic fission ? when a bond breaks with both the shared electrons going to one of the products. It produces two oppositely charged ions. Elimination ? when a small molecule is removed from a larger molecule, leading to the formation of an unsaturated product Addition reaction ? when two reactants combined to form a single product. This type of reaction is characteristic of unsaturated compounds containing double or triple bonds
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