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Acyl radicals (formed photochemically) tend to fragment to methyl radicals plus carbon monoxide.

Chapter 4-1: Acids and Bases. Table 4-2 Scale of Acidities, pp 99. S.H.Pine, Organic Chemistry, McGraw-Hill, 1987
         
CH3•
  +  
CO
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Acyl radical     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Radical Cleavage

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