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JEE Main 2016 Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main 2016

The reaction of propene with HOCl () proceeds through the intermediate:

Answer: (4)

Solution

In hypochlorous acid the chlorine carries the partial positive charge (oxygen is the more electronegative atom), so is the electrophile and the nucleophile. The electrophile attacks the double bond first, and it adds to whichever carbon leaves the more stable carbocation. Adding

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