QuestionAlkenes / carbocation rearrangement
Predict the major product formed in the following reaction:


- (a) (CH₃)₂C(Cl)–CH(CH₃)₂ (2-chloro-2,3-dimethylbutane)
- (b) (CH₃)₃C–CH(Cl)–CH₃ (3-chloro-2,2-dimethylbutane)
- (c) (CH₃)₃C–CH₂–CH₂Cl (1-chloro-3,3-dimethylbutane)
- (d) (CH₃)₃C–CH(Cl)–CH₂Cl (1,2-dichloro-3,3-dimethylbutane)
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