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Addition of HCl to 1-chloroethene gives 1, 1-dichloroethene.why?

Addition of HCl to 1-chloroethene gives 1, 1-dichloroethene.why?

Grade:12th pass

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
7 years ago
It is goverend or can be explined by Markonivkov’s rule.
As it suggests that the -X (Cl here) group would go to that carbon having less no. of hydrogens.
Hence 1, 1-dichloroethene is formed.

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