OC Question

[xatlasb]

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One of the achiever questions, but I think is a general concept that I guess I've always had trouble with.

How come the Chlorine isn't added to the alpha carbon but instead added to the CH3?

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[obeserabbit]

I think it's because benzyllic radicals are so stable, even more than 3' radicals