The Product of the reaction B/w ethyl benzene and N-bromo succinamide is ............... ..................
Please explain briefly.
The Product of the reaction between ethyl benzene and N-bromo succinamide (NBS) is 1-Bromo-1-phenylethane.
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NBS provides bromine free radicals at room temperature in CCl4 when exposed to ultraviolet light. The bromine atom will remove the benzylic hydrogen in ethyl benzene in preference to other hydrogen atoms because the result is a resonance stabilised benzyl radical.
NBS provides bromine free radicals at room temperature in CCl4 when exposed to ultraviolet light. The bromine atom will remove the benzylic hydrogen in ethyl benzene in preference to other hydrogen atoms because the result is a resonance stabilised benzyl radical.