Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
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Author: Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
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Chapter 12, Problem 50P
The relative rates of reaction of ethane, toluene, and ethylbenzene with bromine atoms have been measured. The most reactive hydrocarbon undergoes hydrogen atom abstraction a
million times faster than does the least reactive one. Arrange these hydrocarbons in order
of decreasing reactivity.
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