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COMEDK · Chemistry · 14. Hydrocarbons

Identify the Alkane (molecular formula \(\mathrm{C}_8 \mathrm{H}_{18}\) ) which yields only a single monochloride on Chlorination in the presence of sunlight.

  1. A 2, 4 -Dimethylhexane
  2. B 3,4-Dimethylhexane
  3. C 2, 2, 3, 3-Tetramethylbutane
  4. D 2, 2, 4-Trimethylpentane
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(C) 2, 2, 3, 3-Tetramethylbutane

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The formation of only a single monochloride upon chlorination implies that all hydrogen atoms in the alkane molecule are equivalent. This means the molecule must possess a high degree of symmetry such that replacing any hydrogen atom with a chlorine atom results in the same…