miznaz Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Two different radicals can be produced when an initiator radical adds to styrene- a primary radical and a secondary radical. Would the secondary radical be more stable due to something called hyperconjugation? If so, then why do they http://www.meta-synthesis.com/webbook/14_radical/radical.html show it as a primary one? (scroll to the near bottom of the link above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza2002 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 The secondary one would be more stable because it would be in conjugation with the aryl ring. Also, secondary cations and radicals are more stable than primary in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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