Question:
Which of the products will be a major product in the reaction given below?
Explain.
CH3CH=CH2 + HI → CH3CH2CH2I + CH3CHICH30
(A) (B)
Solution:
The molecule (B) will be the major product in the reaction. This addition reaction is carried out by following Markovnikoff’s rule, wherein a double bond, the hydrogen from
the hydrogen halide is added to the carbon atom with the most hydrogen atoms attached to it,