Haloalkanes and Haloarenes - Result Question 25

####25.CCCCCCCC(C)CC of n-butane, will be

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(a) $l$-form

(b) $d$-form

(c) Meso form

(d) Racemic mixture

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Solution:

(d) $Cl_2 \xrightarrow{h v} Cl^{\bullet}+Cl^{\bullet}$

$CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-CH_3 \xrightarrow{Cl_2 / h \nu}$

㙧 Chlorination of alkane takes place via free radical formation. $Cl^{\bullet}$ may attack on either side and gives a racemic mixture.



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