Hydrocarbons Question 210
Question: The addition of HBr is easiest with $ $ [MP PMT 2000]
Options:
A) $ ClCH_2=CHCl $
B) $ ClCH=CHCl $
C) $ CH_3-CH=CH_2 $
D) $ {{(CH_3)}_2}C=CH_2 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
It is a unsymmetrical olefin.
In such cases addition of $ H-X $ is governed by -Markownikoff’s rule-