NEET2019ChemistryHydrocarbonsActual
The alkane that gives only one mono-chloro product on chlorination with Cl ₂ in presence of diffused sunlight is
Options
- A2, 2-dimethylbutane
- Bneopentane
- Cn -pentane
- Disopentane
Correct answer
B. neopentane
Step-by-step solution
Key Idea Alkanes which contain all equivalent hydrogen atoms forms only one monochloro derivative on halogenation. equivalent hydrogen atoms. So, it will give only one monochloro derivative on halogenation.