MHT CET 2025 Chemistry question
Which of the following is obtained as major product when excess of methane is treated with limited chlorine is presence of UV light?
Answer: (A)
Solution
Free-radical chlorination of methane is a chain reaction: CH_4+Cl_2\xrightarrow{h\nu}CH_3Cl+HCl. Further substitution gives , and stepwise. When methane is in excess and chlorine is limited, a chlorine radical is far more likely
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