Question

State and use Markovnikov's rule and a displayed/structural formula to suggest the dominant product when hydrogen chloride reacts with 2-methylbut-2-ene. Provide the IUPAC name of the product obtained

Answer 1

Solution:

Markovnikov's rule: in hydrohalogenation of an unsymmetrical alkene, the hydrogen atom in the hydrogen halide forms a bond with the doubly bonded carbon atom in the alkene, bearing the greater number of hydrogen atoms.