α-cleavage (alpha-cleavage)

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  1. The fission of a bond originating at an atom which is adjacent to one assumed to bear the charge; the definition of β-, γ-cleavage then follows automatically. The process:
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    would thus be described as α-fission of a ketone with expulsion of a radical R1·. The carbon atoms of the radical R1· are called the α-, β-, γ-carbons, starting with the atom nearest the @F02555@.
    Source:
    PAC, 1991, 63, 1541. (Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991)) on page 1558 [Terms] [Paper]
  2. Homolytic cleavage of a bond connecting an atom or group to an excited @C01076@. Often applied to a bond connected to a carbonyl group, in which case it is called a @N04219@.
    Note:
    This reaction should be distinguished from an @A00007@.
    Source:
    PAC, 2007, 79, 293. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)) on page 302 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'α-cleavage' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00004 RIS BibTex EndNote
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