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'''α-Cleavage'''  |
'''α-Cleavage'''   
A [[homolytic cleavage]] where the bond fission occurs between at the atom adjacent to the atom at the apparent charge site and an atom removed from the aparent charge site by two bonds.  
 
[[Homolytic cleavage]] where the bond fission occurs between at the atom adjacent to the atom at the apparent charge site and an atom removed from the apparent charge site by two bonds.
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Revision as of 22:20, 2 August 2006

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Note: "A" above means lower case greek alpha: α

Orange Book Entry

Fission of a bond originating at an atom which is adjacent to the one assumed to bear the charge; the definition of β - cleavage etc follows automatically.

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