Question

Isomers X and Y both react with HBr. C C Br CH3 Br H3C Y C C Br H Br 3C H3C X A mixture of X and Y is reacted with HBr. Which three structures represent three different possible products of this reaction? A (CH3)2CHCBr3 (CH3)2CBrCHBr2 CH3CHBrCHBrCH3 B (CH3)2CHCBr3 (CH3)2CBrCHBr2 CH3CBr2CHBrCH3 C (CH3)2CBrCBr3 (CH3)2CHCBr3 CH3CBr2CHBrCH3 D (CH3)2CBrCHBr2 CHBr2CBr(CH3)CH3 CH3CHBrCBr2CH3

Answer 1

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ᴀ ᴄᴀsʜʟᴇss sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇs ᴀɴ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇʙʏ ғɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ʙᴀɴᴋɴᴏᴛᴇs ᴏʀ ᴄᴏɪɴs, ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ) ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇs.