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Q.Heterolytic fission of C-C bond results in the formation of :
(a) Free radical
(b) Carbanion
(c) Carbocation
(d) Carbanion and Carbocation
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →We need the species formed when a carbon-carbon bond undergoes heterolytic fission (heterolysis).
Heterolytic fission of a C-C bond gives a carbanion and a carbocation (an ion pair), not free radicals.
A covalent bond can break in two ways:
- Homolytic fission: the bond breaks symmetrically, each atom keeping one electron of the shared pair, producing two neutral free radicals.
- Heterolytic fission: the bond breaks unsymmetrically, with BOTH electrons of the shared pair going to just one of the two atoms. …
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