Alpha-cleavage: Difference between revisions
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| [[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.
