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Calculating Radical Yields
11. Radical Reactions / Calculating Radical Yields / Problem 1

Without any knowledge of the mechanism for following substitution reaction:


Reaction diagram showing iodine substitution in isopentane with products formed.


Predict the ratio of the products formed for the reaction (in whole numbers) based on random statistical distribution when iodine (I) replaces hydrogen (H) in isopentane (C5H12).

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