Question

In the chlorination, substitution reaction of propane two isomeric products containing one chlorine atom are obtained. Draw their structural formulae and give their IUPAC names.

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{\underset{Propane}{CH3 - CH2 - CH3} ->[Cl2] CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - Cl + CH3 - CH - CH3}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{.................................................................................}|\phantom{.....}\\
\phantom{.....................................................................................}\ce{Cl}\phantom{.........}
\end{array}\]

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3 - CH2 - CH2}\phantom{.................}\\
\phantom{.}|\phantom{......................}\\
\phantom{..}\ce{\underset{1-Chloropropane}{Cl}}\phantom{......................}
\end{array}\]

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3 - CH - CH3}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{...}\\
\phantom{}\ce{\underset{2-Chloropropane}{Cl}}\phantom{..}
\end{array}\]