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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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1-Butene reacts with Cl2 in H2O to give
Options
A 1-Chloro-2-butanol
Correct Answer
B 2-Chloro-2-butanol
C 1-Chloro-1-butanol
D 2-Chloro-1-butanol
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

1-Butene (CH2=CH-CH2CH3) reacts with Cl2 in water to form the halohydrin. The chlorine adds to the less substituted carbon (C1) and the OH adds to the more substituted carbon (C2), giving 1-chloro-2-butanol.

Hint

What is the halohydrin product from 1-butene?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1120 of 1999
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