Radical chlorination

[DAT-Scared]

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Hey Guys,
just a quick question,
the kaplan book says that the radical chlorination of alkanes follows kinetics and it is formed on the primary carbons even if it is not stable, but dat achiever says that the most stable radical is formed even with chorine.
anyone out there would like to clarify this,>???
thanks alot,

 

[armorshell]

Whether or not the major product of a radical chlorination follows kinetics or radical stability seems to depend on the molecule being chlorinated.

Safe to say, on the actual DAT, I'll be going with the most stable radical, unless the molecule they give me has like, a 9:1 ratio of methyl to non-methly hydrogens...