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ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesJEE Main

How many compounds amongst the following can be categorised as vicinal dihalides? (five structures, I–V, variously bearing Br/Cl on adjacent or non-adjacent carbons, including one tertiary/cyclohexyl-substituted chain)

Answer: 2

Solution

A vicinal dihalide has its two halogens on adjacent carbon atoms. Examining the five structures, only two of them have both

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