Q. The reaction intermediate produced, by homolytic cleavage of a bond is called
A) Carbene
B) Carbocation
C) Carbanion
D) Free redical
Explanation
(d)
In homolytic cleavage, covalent bond is cleaved in such a way that each atom takes its shared electrons with itself and free radicals are formed.
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