Chemical Forums

Chemistry Forums for Students => Undergraduate General Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: lokifenrir96 on April 25, 2012, 05:52:36 AM

Title: Does the Hydrogen Free radical exist?
Post by: lokifenrir96 on April 25, 2012, 05:52:36 AM
Hi, my teacher was discussing free radical substitution in class, and when we were on the issue of termination, he made it a point that a hydrogen radical does not exist. But why is this so?
Title: Re: Does the Hydrogen Free radical exist?
Post by: Schrödinger on April 25, 2012, 08:52:07 AM
http://molmod.ugent.be/publications/hydrogen-radical-additions-unsaturated-hydrocarbons-and-reverse-%CE%B2-scission-reactions

So I guess they do exist.