Chlorination of ethane yields, in addition to ethyl chloride, a mixture of two isomeric dichlorides. what are the structures of

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dexar [7]

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Chlorination of ethane yields, in addition to ethyl chloride, a mixture of two isomeric dichlorides. what are the structures of

these two chlorides

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jeyben [28] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-12T22:48:01+03:00

jeyben [28]2 years ago

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CH_3 CH_2 Cl has two different types of hydrogen. On further chlorination they are being substituted by chlorine to give two isomeric dichlorides

The structures of the two chlorides are shown below.

Where Hb is replaced by Cl and Ha is replaced by Cl