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5-Methylcyclopentadiene undergoes homolytic bond cleavage of a C—H bond to form a radical that exhibits five resonance structures. Determine which hydrogen is abstracted and dra…

5-Methylcyclopentadiene undergoes homolytic bond cleavage of a C—H bond to form a radical that exhibits five resonance structures. Determine which hydrogen is abstracted and dra…
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5-Methylcyclopentadiene undergoes homolytic bond cleavage of a C—H bond to form a radical that exhibits five resonance structures. Determine which hydrogen is abstracted and draw all five resonance structures of the resulting radical.

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Answer: it forms cyclopentadienyl radical by homolysis. Allylic 3° free radical is more stable due to resonance

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5-Methylcyclopentadiene undergoes homolytic bond cleavage of a C—H bond to form a-example-1
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