please, some help with this question and an explantion would be great:
What is the expected major product arising from the reaction of
2-iodo-1-butene with hydrogen chloride?
(Hint; draw out chemical structures.)
a. 1-chloro-2-iodobutene
b. 2-chloro-2-iodobutane
c. 1-chloro-2-iodobutane
d. 12-dichloro-2-iodobutane
e. no reaction
What is the expected major product arising from the reaction of
2-iodo-1-butene with hydrogen chloride?
(Hint; draw out chemical structures.)
a. 1-chloro-2-iodobutene
b. 2-chloro-2-iodobutane
c. 1-chloro-2-iodobutane
d. 12-dichloro-2-iodobutane
e. no reaction
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B. Markovnikov's rule means that the halide portion of an alkyl halide addition across the double bond gets added to the more substituted carbon, so you end up with the chlorine on the same carbon as the iodine.
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B