Radical Halogenation Br

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I know that Br can be added to primary secondary and teritary carbon except that tertiary is much much more likely than the others. Does MCAT consider tertiary the only possible product?

 

[G1SG2]

I know that Br can be added to primary secondary and teritary carbon except that tertiary is much much more likely than the others. Does MCAT consider tertiary the only possible product?

Absolutely not. There will be a mixture of products, but the tertiary product will be the major product.

 

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Then check out 285 on EK 1001

 

[G1SG2]

Then check out 285 on EK 1001

Don't have it-post the question.

 

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How many monobrominated products result when br2 is treated with UV light and reacted with 3-methylpentane.

answer 1

 

[G1SG2]

How many monobrominated products result when br2 is treated with UV light and reacted with 3-methylpentane.

answer 1

That's a mistake-the Br can abstract the tertiary, secondary, or primary hydrogen. I had almost the exact same question on my organic chemistry final and my professor said he put it there to trick us because just because Br PREFERS tertiary doesn't mean it will ONLY give the tertiary product. You should get many different products from that reaction.