Reaction mechanism depends mainly on the types of reagent and reaction we perform. Reaction Mechanism & Types of Reagents and Reactions || Organic Chemistry 2a

Types of Reagents: Reagents are usually of 3 types: i. Nucleophilic; ii. Electrophilic (these reagents are generated by hetelytic fission of a bond)

iii. Free radical (these reagents are generated by homolytic fission of a bond).

Types of Reactions: usually there are 5 types.

1. Substitution Reactions:

a. Free radical substitution reactions

b. Nucleophilic Substitution reactions: SN1, SN2, SNi

c. Elctrophilic (aromatic) Substituion reactions

2. Addition reactions:

a. Nucleophilic Addition reactions

b. Electrophilic Addition reactions

c. Free radical addition reactions

3. Elimination reactions:

a. Unimolecular elimination reactions

b. Bimolecular elimination reactions

4. Molecular rearrangement reactions

5. Pericyclic reactions

Accordingly select one reaction and explain it in detail:

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