Question
Chemistry Question on Hydrocarbons
3-Methylhex-2-ene on reaction with HBr in presence of peroxide forms an addition product (A). The number of possible stereoisomers for 'A' is ______.
Answer
The structure of the product formed will have two chiral centers due to anti-Markovnikov addition of HBr in the presence of peroxide:
With two chiral centers, the number of stereoisomers is:
2chiral centers=22=4