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9 December, 22:56

Predict the major products when isopropylbenzene is irradiated by light and treated with excess br2.

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  1. 9 December, 23:24
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    The reaction of isopropylbenzene with bromine under light is a radical reaction. The light initially reactions with the bromine in the initiation step to form the bromine radicals:

    Br₂ + hv → 2Br·

    The next step is the first propagation step where a bromine radical reacts with the isopropylbenzene to abstract the hydrogen from the tertiary carbon in the isopropyl group:

    CH₃ CH₃

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    Br· + Ph--C--H → H-Br + Ph--C·

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    CH₃ CH₃

    We have now formed a radical in the benzylic position of the isopropylbenzene structure. Now this radical will react with another molecule of bromine in a second propogation step to form the final brominated product:

    CH₃ CH₃

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    Ph--C· + Br-Br → Ph--C--Br + Br·

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    CH₃ CH₃

    The bromine radical can terminate in a reaction with another bromine radical or the benzylic radical to give more of the final product. The final product is shown and is called (2-bromopropan-2-yl) benzene.
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