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In the detailed mechanism of homolytic cleavage, the movement of a single electron from the shared cGOC and Organic Chemistry Basics Chemistry Question

Question

In the detailed mechanism of homolytic cleavage, the movement of a single electron from the shared covalent bond is conventionally represented by which specific notation?

Answer: B

💡 Solution & Explanation

In homolytic cleavage, the movement of a single electron takes place instead of an electron pair. This single electron movement is explicitly shown by a 'half-headed' curved arrow, commonly referred to as a fish hook.

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