NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: HYDROCARBONS

1 Easy

1 of 1

Application +4 | -1

Treatment of 2 – methyl but–2–ene with

HBr

in the presence of a peroxide yields

View answer and explanation

Correct option: B

a secondary alkyl bromide

Option B (a secondary alkyl bromide) is correct because the reaction proceeds via a free radical mechanism, and the bromine adds to the less substituted carbon, resulting in a secondary alkyl bromide.

More Questions from HYDROCARBONS

Practice All Chapter MCQs →

The reaction of alkanes with halogen is explosive in the case of: A mixture of sodium benzoate and soda lime on heating produces The major product of the following reaction is

C{H_3}C \equiv CH\xrightarrow[{(ii)\;DI}]{{(i)\;DCl\;(1\;equiv.)}}

S-I : Heavy metal acetylides can be used to purify alkynes
S-II: Terminal alkynes form acetylides which are soluble in acids. Select the incorrect statement regarding A

C{H_3} - C \equiv CH + {H_2}OA

Kharasch effect is based on