Hydrocarbons - Result Question 1
####1. The alkane that gives only one mono-chloro product on chlorination with $Cl_2$ in presence of diffused sunlight is
[NEET Odisha 2019]
(a) Isopentane
(b) 2,2-dimethylbutane
(c) neopentane
(d) n-pentane
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Solution:
- (c) Chlorination of neopentane with $Cl_2$ in the presence of diffused sunlight gives only one mono-chloro compound
[CH][CH-]C(C)(C)C CC(C)(C)C[Cl+]Cl
1-chloro-2, 2-dimethyl propane
All the hydrogen atoms are similar hence only one mono-chloro compound is formed.
