Question

How many monochlorination product is possible for 2-methylpropane? Draw their structures and write their IUPAC names.

Answer 1

Possible monochlorination products for 2-methylpropane:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...}\ce{CH3}\phantom{.............................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{......................}\ce{CH3}\\
|\phantom{.................................}|\phantom{..........................}|\\
\ce{\underset{2-Methylpropane}{CH3 - CH - CH3} + Cl - Cl ->[UV][light]\underset{1-Chloro-2-methylpropane (64\%)}{CH3 - CH - CH2 - Cl} + CH3 - C - CH3}\\\phantom{............................................................}|\\
\phantom{.............................................................}\ce{\underset{2-Chloro-2-methylpropane (36\%)}{Cl}}\end{array}\]