why does the addition of Hcl to the folloeing olefin take place in the opposite manner as predicted by markonikov rule : CH2=CH-CO2Et + HCl -----> CH2Cl-CH2-CO2Et?
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because hydrogen break h bond or Cl are attched to addtional site
berryberry:
can you explain more please?
With HCl, the second propagation step is endothermic, because the H-Cl bond is strong.
With HBr, both the propagation steps are exothermic and HBr
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