Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781936221349
Author: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.25P
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The only compound that can be prepared as the major product of the addition of HBr to an alkene from the given alkyl halides is to be stated. The reason as to why the other two cannot be prepared as the major product of the addition of HBr to an alkene is to be stated.

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Carbocations are the reaction intermediates and they contain the electron deficient positively charged carbon atom. The electron deficient carbon is sp2 hybridized. A carbocation has the tendency to rearrange itself to become a more stable carbocation. The carbocations are classified on the basis of alkyl substitution.

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