What is the amount of energy required to cleave a bond called? Organic Chemistry Radical Reactions Homolytic v Heterolytic Cleavage 1 Answer Sam S. Oct 23, 2015 Bond dissociation energy. Answer link Related questions What is homolytic cleavage? What is bond cleavage? What is the difference between homolytic and heterolytic cleavage? Why is the homolytic cleavage of the breaking bond drawn with a 'fish-hook' arrow? How many types of bond cleavage are there? Is homolysis the same as homolytic cleavage? What is heterolytic or ionic fission? How many free radicals are generated during homolytic fission of a neutral molecule with an even... What is generated during the heterolytic bond cleavage in a neutral molecule? Of 2-bromo-3-methylbutane , 2-chlorobutane , 2-chloro-2-methylpropane, which haloalkanes will... See all questions in Homolytic v Heterolytic Cleavage Impact of this question 3740 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License