This type of reaction can be used to test for the presence of a methyl ketone, with a positive result giving a pale yellow substance.
This type of reaction can be used to test for the presence of a methyl ketone, with a positive result giving a pale yellow substance. The Wohl-Ziegler reaction is an example of the radical allylic type of this reaction. When this type of reaction is performed on alkanes, it is typically initiated by UV radiation or heat and proceeds via a free-radical chain mechanism. A decarboxylation which is an example of this type of reaction has a variation named for Simonini; that reaction operates on silver salts of carboxylic acids and is named for (*) Hunsdiecker. This type of reaction is particularly easy to perform when the element being added is the most electronegative element on the periodic table. For 10 points, name this process of reacting a compound with an element like fluorine or chlorine.
This type of reaction can be used to test for the presence of a methyl ketone, with a positive result giving a pale yellow substance.
halogenation [accept haloform reaction or iodoform reaction before "Wohl-Ziegler," and prompt after; prompt on "free-radical reaction" before "free-radical"]