Which of the Following Statements Is Not True

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not true?

• A) Bromine radicals add to the least substituted end of a carbon-carbon double bond of an alkene.
• B) The major anti-Markovnikov product obtained upon addition of HBr to alkenes in the presence of a peroxide is formed in a radical termination step.
• C) Two radicals combine in radical termination steps.
• D) Alkoxy radicals remove a hydrogen atom from HBr to give an alcohol and a bromine atom.

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