Chain disproportionation
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In chemistry, chain disproportionation occurs when two radicals meet, instead of coupling, they exchange a proton. That gives two terminated chains, one saturated and the other with a terminal double bond.
2R-(CH2CH2)n-CH2CH2• → R-(CH2CH2)n-CH=CH2 + R-(CH2CH2)n-CH2CH3
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