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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Isobutane reacts with the following to form isooctane.
(a) isobutylene (b) n-butene (c) n-pentene(d) isopentene
pls explain mechanism as well...

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11 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Abhinav Yellapragada
11 Years ago
Isobutylene is made in a catalytic cracking unit. Hydrogenation would yield isobutane.

Acid catalyzed dimerization of isobutylene, followed by hydrogenation. makes isooctane