A hydrocarbon of molecular mass 72 g mol-1 gives a single monochloro derivative and two dichloro derivatives on photo chlorination. Give the structure of the hydrocarbon.


Since, the molar mass of hydrocarbon is 72 g mol-1 hence the hydrocarbon is C

ie,, pentane.

On chlorination in the presence of light, it gives monochlorinated derivatives so, all the hydrogen atoms must be

equivalent and the structure of the compound will be

CH3CH3
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H3CCCH3hvCl2H3CCCH2Cl
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CH3CH3
2,2dimethylpropane1-chloro2,2-dimethylpropane
(Monochloroderivate)
CH3CH3
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H3CCCH3hvCl2H3CCCH2ClorClH2CCCH2Cl
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CH3CH3CH3
2,2-dimethylopropne1,1-Dichloro-;1,3-dichloro-2,
2-Dimethylpropane2-dimethlpropane
(Dichloroderivative)(Dichloroderivative)