Hey all so I am kinda confused as to why the cleavage of an unsubstituted alkene yields the greatest energy, while a subsituted double bond (8) requires the more energy to break.
Actually i think I just answered my own question, but let's see if I'm thinking about this correctly.
So an unsubstituted alkene is more unstable than a substituted one. Thus it is easier to break, but it releases more energy upon breaking. A more substituted alkene is more stable and thus requires more energy to break, but releases less upon breaking. Is that right?
Actually i think I just answered my own question, but let's see if I'm thinking about this correctly.
So an unsubstituted alkene is more unstable than a substituted one. Thus it is easier to break, but it releases more energy upon breaking. A more substituted alkene is more stable and thus requires more energy to break, but releases less upon breaking. Is that right?
