cleavage reaction
chemistry
Also known as: cleavage, scission
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ethers
- In ether: Cleavage
Ethers are good solvents partly because they are not very reactive. Most ethers can be cleaved, however, by hydrobromic acid (HBr) to give alkyl bromides or by hydroiodic acid (HI) to give alkyl iodides.
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organosulfur compounds
- In organosulfur compound: Reactions
…α-disulfoxides, RS(O)S(O)R), and, ultimately, with cleavage of the sulfur-sulfur bond, to sulfonic acids, RSO3H. Polysulfides also undergo certain reactions of this kind. A number of the disulfide S-oxides are flavourants, formed on cutting plants of the Allium genus (onion and garlic) as well as cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and so…
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