CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    The alkene that will give the same product with HBr in the absence as well as in the presence of peroxide is

    A)  2-butene           

    B)  1-butene

    C)  propene        

    D)         1-hexene

    E)  2-methylpropene

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The addition of\[HBr\]to symmetrical alkenes is not affected by the presence or absence of peroxide. \[\underset{2-butene}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-CH=CH-C{{H}_{3}}}}\,\xrightarrow[{}]{HBr/peroxide}\] \[\underset{2-bromobutane}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  Br \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CH}}\,C{{H}_{3}}}}\,\]


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