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When sulfuryl chloride is used to chlorinate an alkane with peroxide (R 2 O 2 ) initiator SO 2 is also a product. Write mechanism.
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Sol. ROOR → 2 ROº
ROº + R ′Η → ROH + ºR ′
ºR ′ + SO 2 Cl 2 → R ′ Cl + ºSO 2 Cl
→ SO 2 + Clº
Clº + R ′ – H → ºR ′ + HCl
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