Energy profiles methane monochlorination

You should already be familiar with the mechanism for the thermal chlorination of methane. We will use Figure 1.17 to review briefly the net equation, the initiation step, and the propagation steps of the monochlorination of methane. Figure 1.18 shows the energy profile of the propagation steps of this reaction. 

Fig. 1.18. Energy profile of the propagation steps of the monochlorination of methane with Cl, (enthalpies in kcal/mol).

Fig. 1.20. Energy profile of the propagation steps of the poly-chlorinations CH3Cl - CH2Cl2, CH2Cl, -> CHCl3, and CHCl3 - CCl4 of methane (n = 1-3 in the diagram), and of the monochlorination CH4 -> CHjCl (n = 0 in the diagram).

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