The so-called peroxide effect refers to the fact that peroxides encourage reactions that involve these to initiate.
Halogenation of an alkane involves one of these because of the way in which ultraviolet light breaks the bond of the diatomic halogen molecule. The so-called peroxide effect refers to the fact that peroxides encourage reactions that involve these to initiate. They often form self-propagating chain reactions, such as when the homolytic cleavage of a carbon-chlorine bond in a CFC causes them to be released, where they break up the ozone layer. For 10 points, antioxidants are important in stopping the propagation of what unstable type of atom with an unpaired electron?
Halogenation of an alkane involves one of these because of the way in which ultraviolet light breaks the bond of the diatomic halogen molecule.
free {radicals}