Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118875766
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter FRP, Problem 14P
Bromination of 2-methylbutane yields predominantly one product with the formula
(a) 2-Methyl-2-butene
(b) 2-Methyl-2-butanol
(c) 3-Methyl-2-butanol
(d) 3-Methyl-1-butyne
(e) 1-Bromo-3-methylbutane
(f) 2-Chloro-3-methylbutane
(g) 2-Chloro-2-methylbutane
(h) 1-Iodo-3-methylbutane
(i)
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