JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 8.2 Organic chemistry isomerism
n-Butane on monochlorination under photochemical condition gives an optically active compound "P". "P" on further chlorination gives dichloro compounds. The number of dichloro compounds obtained (ignore stereoisomers) is:
- A \(3\)
- B \(4\)
- C \(5\)
- D \(6\)
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(B) \(4\)
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The structure of n-butane is \(CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-CH_3\). Monochlorination of n-butane gives two structural isomers: 1-chlorobutane and 2-chlorobutane. Among these, 2-chlorobutane (\(CH_3-CH_2-C^{*}HCl-CH_3\)) contains a chiral carbon atom and is optically active. Thus, the…
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