Preferred Label : homolysis;
Detailed label : homolysis (homolytic);
IUPAC definition : The cleavage of a bond ('homolytic cleavage' or 'homolytic fission') so that each
of the molecular fragments between which the bond is broken retains one of the bonding
electrons. A unimolecular reaction involving homolysis of a bond (not forming part
of a cyclic structure) in a molecular entity containing an even number of (paired)
electrons results in the formation of two radicals: It is the reverse of colligation.
Homolysis is also commonly a feature of bimolecular substitution reactions (and of
other reactions) involving radicals and molecules.;
Origin ID : H02851;
See also
The cleavage of a bond ('homolytic cleavage' or 'homolytic fission') so that each
of the molecular fragments between which the bond is broken retains one of the bonding
electrons. A unimolecular reaction involving homolysis of a bond (not forming part
of a cyclic structure) in a molecular entity containing an even number of (paired)
electrons results in the formation of two radicals: It is the reverse of colligation.
Homolysis is also commonly a feature of bimolecular substitution reactions (and of
other reactions) involving radicals and molecules.
