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3 months agoContributor-Level 10
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(iv) C > B > D > A
The boiling point increases with the increase in the length of the side chain. However, with the branching, the boiling point decreases due to the decrease in the surface area.
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The reaction is

The alkane is

The tertiary bromide is

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The 2-methylpropane would lead to two types of radicals.

Among the two 3o radical is most stable as it contains 9 ∝ -hydrogen whereas 1o radical contains only 1 ∝ -hydrogen.
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It is a Wurtz reaction where alkane is formed.


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The structure of 2-methylbutane is

2-methylbutane
Total number | Total amount of monochlorinated Product | % of monochlorinated product | |
1° | 9 | 9 | 41.7 |
2° | 2 | 7.6 | 35.2 |
3° | 1 | 5 | 23.1 |
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Electrophiles | Nucleophiles |
(iii), (iv), (v) | (i), (ii), (vi), (vii), (viii) |
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In presence of (Ph-CO-O)2it lead to CH3-CH2-CH2Br as the reaction undergo by free radical mechanism
However in absence of (Ph-CO-O)2 the reaction undergo by carbocation intermediate thus lead to give CH3-CHBr-CH3
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The nitro group strongly deactivate the benzene towards the electrophilic substitution reaction due to the -R and -I effect

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Due to the +R effect halogens are ortho and para directing groups.

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