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Explain the mechanism of additionof HBr to propene |
Answer» SOLUTION :Step :1 FORMATIONOF electrophile.In HBrBrismoreelectrogative than H. WhenbondedelectronmovetowardsBr,polyarity isdeveloped and itcreates electrophil `H^(+)` whichattacks Step :2Secondarycarbocationis morestablethanprimarycarbocationand itpredominatesover theprimarycarbocation Step :3the `Br^(@)`ion attackthe `2^(@)` carboctionto form 2- bronopropaneas the majorproduct 
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