Hydrocarbons Question 31

Question: Isobutene $ +HBr\xrightarrow[Peroxide]{} $ product is [BHU 2003]

Options:

A) Tertiary butyl bromide

B) Isobutyl bromide

C) Tertiary butyl alcohol

D) Isobutyl alcohol

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ CH_3-\underset{CH_3}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{C}}=}}CH_2+HBr\xrightarrow[Peroxide]{}\underset{2-isobutylbromide}{\mathop{CH_3-\underset{\underset{CH_3}{\mathop{|}}}{\overset{\overset{H}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{C-}}}CH_2-Br}} $