Answer to Question #100133 in Organic Chemistry for lex

Question

UV light brings about the homolysis of peroxides. Draw the curved arrow notation for this reaction in Part 1, then identify the kind of mechanistic step this would be in Part 2.

Answer 1

The example reaction of homolysis of benzoyl peroxide (see picture).

The first step of the mechanism is radical cleavage of the peroxide bond.