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3-methylpent-2-ene reacts with HBr in th...

3-methylpent-2-ene reacts with HBr in the presence of peroxide to yield an addition compound. How many three dimensional isomers are possible for this addition compound-

A

2

B

4

C

6

D

0

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The resulting compound consist of two different asymmetric centres (shown by asterisks). Thus the number of three dimensional isomers `= 2^(2) = 4`
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