Why is a noncarbocation intermediate necessary for an antimarkovnikov halogenation to happen?
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May 16, 2018
Anti-Markovnikov addition to a
When a carbocation intermediate forms, it usually seeks to stabilize itself through rearrangements: which are accomplished through methyl or hydride shifts.
Hence, it will generally become more substituted, and Markovnikov addition will take place, as a result.
When we have a radical initiator, like
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