Question

monochlorination product of 2 methylpropene​

Answer 1

Answer:

Refer to the attachment for the process and mechanism of the reaction.

Important Points:

• Reaction starts by formation of most stable carbocation.
• Tertiary Carbocation is the most stable carbocation followed by Secondary and Primary Carbocation.
• Since Mono-chlorination takes place we use HCl to add only 1 chlorine to the reactant.
• If Di-Chlorination had taken place then we would have used Cl₂ molecule and proceeded the reaction via Free Radical Mechanism.
• Formation of Carbocation is done by breaking of the double bond.