What are free radicals,carbanions,and carbocations? How are they formed?
(N/A) Free radicals,carbanions,and carbocations are highly reactive and unstable reaction intermediates formed during organic chemical reactions.
$1$. Carbocations and carbanions are formed by $heterolytic \ cleavage$,where the shared electron pair of a covalent bond is transferred to only one of the bonded atoms.
$2$. Free radicals are formed by $homolytic \ cleavage$,where each of the bonded atoms takes one electron from the shared pair of the covalent bond.
$1$. Carbocations and carbanions are formed by $heterolytic \ cleavage$,where the shared electron pair of a covalent bond is transferred to only one of the bonded atoms.
$2$. Free radicals are formed by $homolytic \ cleavage$,where each of the bonded atoms takes one electron from the shared pair of the covalent bond.
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