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Draw a structural formula for the major organic product AND intermediate of the following reaction:

### Organic Chemistry Reaction - Structural Formula of Major Product

**Problem Statement:**
Draw a structural formula for the major organic product of the following reaction:

**Reaction:**
\[ \text{CH}_3\text{CH}=\text{CHCH}_2\text{CH}_3 \ + \ \text{Cl}_2 \rightarrow \text{CH}_2\text{Cl}_2 \]

**Explanation:**
This reaction involves the addition of chlorine (Cl₂) to an alkene (CH₃CH=CHCH₂CH₃). The double bond between carbon atoms in the alkene reacts with chlorine, resulting in the formation of a vicinal dihalide (a compound with two halogens attached to adjacent carbons).

**Structural Formula:**
When chlorine adds to the 3-pentene (CH₃CH=CHCH₂CH₃), the double bond breaks, and each chlorine atom attaches to one of the carbons that were formerly double-bonded. The major product formed is 3,4-dichloropentane:

\[ \text{CH}_3\text{CH}(\text{Cl})\text{CH}(\text{Cl})\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3 \]

This process is representative of an electrophilic addition reaction, commonly seen in organic chemistry involving alkenes and halogens.
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Transcribed Image Text:### Organic Chemistry Reaction - Structural Formula of Major Product **Problem Statement:** Draw a structural formula for the major organic product of the following reaction: **Reaction:** \[ \text{CH}_3\text{CH}=\text{CHCH}_2\text{CH}_3 \ + \ \text{Cl}_2 \rightarrow \text{CH}_2\text{Cl}_2 \] **Explanation:** This reaction involves the addition of chlorine (Cl₂) to an alkene (CH₃CH=CHCH₂CH₃). The double bond between carbon atoms in the alkene reacts with chlorine, resulting in the formation of a vicinal dihalide (a compound with two halogens attached to adjacent carbons). **Structural Formula:** When chlorine adds to the 3-pentene (CH₃CH=CHCH₂CH₃), the double bond breaks, and each chlorine atom attaches to one of the carbons that were formerly double-bonded. The major product formed is 3,4-dichloropentane: \[ \text{CH}_3\text{CH}(\text{Cl})\text{CH}(\text{Cl})\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3 \] This process is representative of an electrophilic addition reaction, commonly seen in organic chemistry involving alkenes and halogens.
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