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Grade 11Organic Chemistry

Please tell me if C-I bond undergoes homolytic cleavage or heterolytic cleavage ..... I am confused because both have similar electronegativity but alkenes are formed by alkyl iodide very fastly... Please explain......

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago

Cleavage of the haloalkane bond is always Heterolytic.

The reason is the electronegativity difference between Carbon and Halogens.