Identify the chain initiation step of the polymerisation of ethene in the presence of benzoyl peroxide initiator, from the following?
Identify the chain initiation step of the polymerisation of ethene in the presence of benzoyl peroxide initiator, from the following? Correct Answer C6H5• + C2H4 = C6H5-CH2-CH2•
Benzoyl peroxide undergoes homolytic fission to from phenyl free radical which acts an initiator. The first step is the addition of this radical to the ethene double bond, thus generating a new and larger free radical. This is called the chain initiating step.
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