Draw and name all structural isomers formed by monochlorination of (CH3)3CH?

1 Answer
Aug 28, 2015

The products are 1-chloro-2-methylpropane and 2-chloro-2-methylpropane.

Explanation:

("CH"_3)_3"CH" has only two types of "H" atoms— those on the "CH"_3 groups and the lone 3° "H".

There are only two possible monochlorination products.

underbrace("ClCH"_2"C"("CH"_3)_2"CH")_("1-chloro-2-methylpropane") and underbrace(("CH"_3)_3"CCl")_("2-chloro-2-methylpropane")