Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
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Chapter 6.6B, Problem 6.10P
Show how free-radical halogenation might be used to synthesize the following compounds In each case, explain why we expect to get a single major product
- a. 1-chloro-2,2-dimethylpropane (neopentyl chloride)
- b. 2-bromo-2-methylbutane
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