JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Hydrocarbons JEE Main

On mixing a certain alkane with chlorine and irradiating it with UV light, it forms one monochloroalkane. The alkane could be

(A)NeopentaneCorrect
(B)Propane
(C)Pentane
(D)Isopentane

Answer: (A)

Solution

A single monochlorination product requires a fully symmetric alkane with only one kind of hydrogen. Neopentane,

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