An undergraduate organic chemistry microscale experiment involving the monochlorination of methylcyclohexane using sulfuryl chloride and benzoyl peroxide is described. Simple GC-MS analysis of the product mixture allows students to calculate relative reactivity ratios for free-radical chlorination of primary, secondary, and tertiary carbons in methylcyclohexane.
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