In the monochlorination of 3-ethyl pentane, the total number of products will be:
A
4
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B
5
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C
6
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D
7
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Solution
The correct option is A 4 Since there are three different types of H and it gives three monochlorinated product. One of them is optically active and exists as an enatiomeric pair. So there is a total of four different products.