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Offline Kaleyrvt

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Alkenes
« on: January 31, 2007, 12:05:27 PM »
When 2-butene reacts with hydrogen chloride gas, only one product is detected,
whereas when 1-butene reacts similarly, two products are usually found. Explain this.   

I need help with this guys!

They are both alkenes, so have double C=C bonds but I am not sure what to do or how to figure it out?!
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Re: Alkenes
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2007, 01:11:48 PM »
You mean 2-butene gives two products in moderate yields.
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Re: Alkenes
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2007, 01:36:51 PM »
I do not understand your post... :-\
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Re: Alkenes
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2007, 02:04:26 PM »
1-Butene cannot give two products.  It can only give one.  The other one is practically hypothetical.  Maybe you read the question wrong?
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Re: Alkenes
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2007, 02:06:34 PM »
Quote from: k.V. on January 31, 2007, 01:11:48 PM
You mean 2-butene gives two products in moderate yields.

I don't think so. I can only see one product forming from HCl + 2-butene.
1-butene could give two, although one major.

Kayleyrvt, what is the product from the HCl + 2-butene reaction?

You know the reaction with 1-butene is similar, so what are the possible products?
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Re: Alkenes
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2007, 02:10:07 PM »
Aye.  I didn't see the symmetry. 

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« Last Edit: January 31, 2007, 02:33:34 PM by k.V. »
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Re: Alkenes
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2007, 04:06:49 PM »
is the reaction for 2-butene 2-chlorobutene???
I am saing this because you are really adding chlorine to it.

I don't understand this really.
I know that to break the double bonds, you have to add a H and a Cl to the C atoms that have the double bonds. That's about all I can figure out :(
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Re: Alkenes
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2007, 04:12:19 PM »
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