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The addition of HCl in presence of peroxide does not follow anti-Markovnikov's rule because

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HCL BOND is too strong to be BROKEN homolytically
CI atom is not reactive enough to add on to a double bond
Cl atom combines with H atom to form HCI
HCl is a reducing agent.

Solution :The second propagating STEP involving the homolytic eleavage of HCl is endothermic.


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