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Ethyl bromide is produced industrially by the addition of HBr to ethylene. When gamma rays are used as the initiator the reaction will proceed via a radical mechanism.

L. Kniel, O. Winter and K. Stork, Ethylene: Keystone to the Petrochemical Industry
H2C=CH2
  +  
HBr
  +  
γ
         
CH3CH2Br
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Ethylene the Petrochemical Building Block
Industrial Process: Organic
Radical Addition

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