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12.16     For the following bond cleavages, use curved arrows to show the electron flow and classify each as homolysis or heterolysis. Identify reactive intermediate produced as free radical, carbonation, and carbanion.

 (d) Bond cleavages

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Bond cleavage by using curved-arrows to show the electron flow of the given reaction can be represented as


The reaction intermediate is carbocation. It is a heterolytic cleavage as the bonds break in such a manner that shared electron pair will remain with the one species.

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