11. Radical Reactions
Allylic Bromination
19PRACTICE PROBLEM
The reaction of 1,2-dimethylcyclohexene with NBS under UV light produces a mixture of two products.
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However, the reaction of cyclopentene with NBS only produces one product despite the generation of a resonance-stabilized radical. Explain why this reaction does not yield a second product.
The reaction of 1,2-dimethylcyclohexene with NBS under UV light produces a mixture of two products.
However, the reaction of cyclopentene with NBS only produces one product despite the generation of a resonance-stabilized radical. Explain why this reaction does not yield a second product.