Comparison of gif-type reactivity towards alkanes with standard radical reaction selectivity. Gif oxidation of n-butane and propane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94704-X

A precise comparison has been made between radical bromination of a series of saturated hydrocarbons using BrCCl₃ and the bromination of the same series with the same reagent under Gif-type (GoAgg^III) conditions. The relative reactivities in the two series are completely different and confirm a difference in mechanism. Experiments with n-butane and with propane have shown that these gases react with the usual Gif selectivity to furnish 2-butanone and acetone respectively.