Studies on the bromination of saturated hydrocarbons under GoAggIII conditions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)92650-9

The bromination reaction of saturated hydrocarbons under GoAgg^III conditons (FeCl₃.6H₂O picolinic acid, H₂O₂ in pyridine/acetic acid) and under radical chain conditions (dibenzoyl peroxide in pyridine/acetic acid or initiation by UV light) are compared. Differences in the selectivity and kinetic behavior for a series of polyhaloalkanes are in agreement with a non-radical mechanism for GoAgg^III bromination. Comparison of the kinetic order of reactivity for a series of polyhaloalkanes under chain radical conditions and under GoAgg^III conditions is in agreement with a non-radical reaction pathway for the Gif-type bromination reaction.