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Organic Chemistry | 8th Edition | ISBN: 9780321768414 | Authors: L.G. Wade Jr
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(a) Based on what you know about the relative stabilities of alkyl cations and benzylic cations, predict the product of addition of HBr to 1-phenylpropene.

(b) Propose a mechanism for this reaction.

(c) Based on what you know about the relative stabilities of alkyl radicals and benzylic radicals, predict the product of addition of HBr to 1-phenylpropene in the presence of a free-radical initiator.

(d) Propose a mechanism for this reaction.

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Problem 39P

(a) Based on what you know about the relative stabilities of alkyl cations and benzylic cations, predict the product of addition of HBr to 1-phenylpropene.

(b) Propose a mechanism for this reaction.

(c) Based on what you know about the relative stabilities of alkyl radicals and benzylic radicals, predict the product of addition of HBr to 1-phenylpropene in the presence of a free-radical initiator.

(d) Propose a mechanism for this reaction.

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