Exams › JEE Main › Chemistry

When hydrochloric acid gas is treated with propene in presence of benzoyl peroxide, it gives:

1. 2-Chloropropane
2. Allyl chloride
3. No reaction
4. n-Propyl chloride

Correct answer: Allyl chloride

Solution

The reaction is an example of electrophilic addition of HCl to an alkene.

Related JEE Main Chemistry questions

• Arrange the following carbanions in decreasing order of basicity: (A) CH3CH2−, (B) CH2=CH−, and (C) HC≡C−.
• In acid-catalyzed hydration of alkenes, all alkenes except ethene generally give rise to which type of alcohol product?
• Which of the following organic compounds has the same hybridization as the carbon atom in its combustion product, CO2?
• In the hydration of propyne, CH3–C≡CH, using H2O in the presence of H2SO4/HgSO4, which intermediate (A) and final product (B) are formed?
• What is formed when CH3MgX reacts with CH3C≡CH?
• Which of the following reagent sets can be used to convert propene into 1-propanol?

⚔️ Practice JEE Main Chemistry free + battle 1v1 →