Which of the following will produce a pair of diastereomers on free radical chlorination giving a dichloro derivative?

1-chloropropane

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1-chlorobutane

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2-chlorobutane

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2-chloro-2,4-dimethyl pentane

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Solution

The correct option is A 1-chloropropane
1-chloropropane will produce a pair of diastereomers on free radical chlorination giving a dichloro derivative.
Diastereomers are non superimposable and not mirror images of each other.

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