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

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Ernest Z.
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")#

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