Chain transfer reagent is

Options

A. `CCI_(4)`
B. `CH_(4)`
C. `O_(2)`
D. `H_(2)`

Answer

A

Explanation

A substance that is able to cause a chain transfer in a chain polymerisation is called a chain transfer agent. It gives an atom to the radical at the growing end of a plymer chain and in doing so it results into a radical which can start the growth of a new chain. `C Cl_(4)` is a chain transfer reagent.