Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Radical
fates:
In a
reaction mechanism
step in which one of the
reactants
is a
radical
, that
radical
usually reacts in one of three ways:
Add
to a
pi bond
.
Atom or
group
transfer.
Radical
combination.
Related terms:
Carbocation fates
,
oxonium ion fates
,
carbonyl fates
,
chain reaction
,
chain initiation
,
chain propagation
,
chain termination
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