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Assisted Homolysis

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An assisted homolysis is a homolysis, caused by a free radical. Since an assisted homolysis is always accompanied by the formation of a bond, an assisted homolysis may be exothermic or endothermic.

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eg. 1:

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eg. 2:

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Standard enthalpy of an assisted homolysis = BDE (bond broken) — BDE (bond formed)

BDE: bond dissociation energy

eg:

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see also simple homolysis


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