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As per your syllabus, Mechanism, the FIRST step of methane chlorination under sunlight is best described as which?
AHeterolysis of C-H bond
BMarkovnikov addition
CHomolysis of Cl-Cl bond
DWurtz coupling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Homolysis of Cl-Cl bond
syllabus Mechanism (i): Cl-Cl homolysis under hν gives two Cl• free radicals.
Free-radical chain mechanism.
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