BITSAT2009ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
The intermediate formed during the addition of HCl to propene in the presence of peroxide is
Options
- ACH ₃ CHCH ₂ CI
- BCH ₂ CHCH ₃
- CCH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂
- DCH ₃ CH ₂ C H ₂
Correct answer
B. CH ₂ CHCH ₃
Step-by-step solution
The addition of HCl to propene proceeds by ionic mechanism and not by free radical mechanism. Hence it forms intermediate carbonium ion.