Of the five isomeric hexanes, the isomer which can give two monochlorinated compounds is

Options

A. n-hexane
B. 2,3-dimethylbutane
C. 2,2-dimethylbutane
D. 2-dimethylbutane

Answer

B

Explanation

`H_(3)-overset(CH_(3))overset("| ")underset("H ")underset("| ")"C "-overset(CH_(3))overset("| ")underset("H ")underset("| ")"C "-CH_(3)overset(Cl_(2))rarr`
`{:(" "CH_(2)Cl" "CH_(3)" "CH_(3)" "CH_(3)),(" | | | |"),(H_(3)C-C" "-" "C-CH_(3)+H_(3)C-C" "-" "C-CH_(3)),(" | | | |"),(" H H Cl H"):}`