Question

Upon chlorination on alkane the major product obtained is

Answer 1

➡I came across a question asking for the major product on chlorination of 2-methylbutane. The answer in the back of the book says it will be 2-chloro-3-methylbutane. However, I thought the major product would be 2-chloro-2-methylbutane. The later is formed through a tertiary free radical with eight hyper-conjugative structures, whereas the former forms through a secondary free radical with only four hyper-conjugative structures.