MHT CET Chemistry question

Which of the following reactants can be employed to prepare 1-Chloropropane?

(A)Propene and HCl in presence of peroxides
(B)Propene and HCl in absence of peroxides
(C)Propene and followed by treatment with aq. KOH
(D)Propan-1-ol and / pyridineCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Propan-1-ol with /pyridine replaces OH by Cl without rearrangement, giving 1-chloropropane. Propene + HCl gives 2-chloropropane (Markovnikov) with or without peroxides

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Question ID VK-043274