chain branching

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00948
When in a @C00960@ there is a net increase in the number of @C00949@ there is said to be chain branching. A simple example of a @C00959@ leading to chain branching is:
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in which there is one @C00949@ (an oxygen atom) on the left and two chain carriers (a hydrogen atom and a hydroxyl radical) on the right.
See also:
degenerate chain branching
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 156 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'chain branching' 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.C00948 RIS BibTex EndNote
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