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Title: what reactants are needed? :o)
Post by: fishyfisherman77 on November 04, 2009, 12:10:18 PM

            CH3      CH3
              |            |
H3C  -     C     -     C    -CH2CH3
              |            |
            H             Cl











what reactants do i need to prepare??? :-*
       

Title: Re: what reactants are needed? :o)
Post by: TheVanquished on November 04, 2009, 12:31:23 PM

What is your initial compound? if it is an alkene you could use HCl if its an alkane you could use Cl₂ in UV light

Title: Re: what reactants are needed? :o)
Post by: fishyfisherman77 on November 04, 2009, 12:35:20 PM

we are learning alkenes - it is a homework problem i dont understand. so the only reactant is HCl?

Title: Re: what reactants are needed? :o)
Post by: TheVanquished on November 04, 2009, 01:39:16 PM

so your initial product probably looks like this right?

            CH3      CH3
              |            |
H3C  -     C     =     C    -CH2CH3
         

Title: Re: what reactants are needed? :o)
Post by: Scatter on November 04, 2009, 02:24:15 PM

Fishy was given the product it's asking him/her for possible reactants to get that.  I guess at this point, just combine what Vanquished has given you for the answer.  As in, what is directly above + HCl.  Common addition reaction worked backwards.