JEE Main 2013 — Hydrocarbons Question with Solution
JEE Main 2013 (09 Apr Online)
Question
The addition of in the presence of peroxide catalyst does not follow anti-Markovnikov's rule because :
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Correct answer
DIodine atom is not reactive enough to add across a double bond.
Step-by-step explanation
does not exhibit peroxide effect. bond although dissociates easily into iodine radicals, they being bigger in size are not much reactive but recombine together to form iodine molecule.
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