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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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2-Methylpropene reacts with HBr to give
Options
A tert-Butyl bromide
Correct Answer
B Isobutane
C n-Butyl bromide
D None of these
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

2-Methylpropene (CH3-C(CH3)=CH2) reacts with HBr following Markovnikov's rule. The H adds to the terminal carbon (CH2), and the Br adds to the more substituted carbon, forming tert-butyl bromide (2-bromo-2-methylpropane).

Hint

What is the Markovnikov product of HBr addition to 2-methylpropene?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1111 of 1999
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