Assertion: alkane | /r/CapableOf | involve free radical intermediates
Facets:
value: with the halogens
type: OTHER
value: with oxygen
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Moreover, redox reactions of alkanes involving free radical intermediates, in particular with oxygen and the halogens, are possible as the carbon atoms are in a strongly reduced state; in the case of methane, carbon is in its lowest possible oxidation state (−4).