the chlorination of methane does not necessarily stop after one chlorination. it may actually hard to get a mono substituted chloromethane. instead di, tri, and even tetra-chloromethanes are formed....
the chlorination of methane does not necessarily stop after one chlorination. it may actually hard to get a mono substituted chloromethane. instead di, tri, and even tetra-chloromethanes are formed....
The process is called photochlorination of a hydrocarbon. It is messy and dangerous.
The mechanism proceeds through free radical intermediates. The Cl2 molecule is cleaved via ultraviolet light or...