(Solved): 3. The Kharasch reaction, named after its discoverer who also invented the medical preservative thi ...

3. The Kharasch reaction, named after its discoverer who also invented the medical preservative thimerosal, is a radical process in which carbon tetrachloride is added across an alkene. Draw a mechanism showing initiation and propagation steps for this reaction and explaining the observed regiochemical outcome. [11 points] CCI4, heat R CC13 R Ph. Ph