Counting All Stereoisomers,how Many Monochlorinated Products of the Free-Radical Chlorination

question 37

Multiple Choice

Counting all stereoisomers,how many monochlorinated products of the free-radical chlorination of (R) -2-bromobutane are possible? (Note that the starting compound is one enantiomer only.)

• A) 3
• B) 4
• C) 5
• D) 6
• E) 8

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