Mesolytic cleavage

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007215",
  "term": "Mesolytic cleavage",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Fission of a bond within a radical cation or radical anion that yields a neutral radical together with an ion, as when a radical cation splits into a radical and a cation or a radical anion splits into a radical and an anion. The name reflects the double character of the step: it may be formally counted as homolysis or as heterolysis according to which fragment is credited with the bonding electrons. In the electrochemical reduction of an alkyl halide, the radical anion R-X splits into R and X-.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "radical",
    "radical ion"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1139 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/mesolytic-cleavage/"
}