Treating 1,3-butadiene with 1 mole of HBr gives a mixture of two isomeric products. Br CH2=CH-CH=CH, + H-Br - CH,— CH—CH— CH, + CH,—Сн— СН—CH, — Вr 1,3-Butadiene 3-Bromo-1-butene 1-Bromo-2-butene (a racemic mixture) Propose a mechanism that accounts for the formation of these two products.

Treating 1,3-butadiene with 1 mole of HBr gives a mixture of two isomeric products. Br CH2=CH-CH=CH, + H-Br - CH,— CH—CH— CH, + CH,—Сн— СН—CH, — Вr 1,3-Butadiene 3-Bromo-1-butene 1-Bromo-2-butene (a racemic mixture) Propose a mechanism that accounts for the formation of these two products.

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