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Which is faster: aliphatic or benzylic?

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Which is faster: aliphatic or benzylic?

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You are right in that benzylic hydrocarbons will react faster, because benzylic radicals are more stable. The order of radical stability (and thus of the rate of free radical bromination) is: benzylic, allylic > tertiary > secondary > primary > sp2 > sp.

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