When cyclohexene is dissolved in an appropriate solvent and allowed to react with chlorine, the product of

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When cyclohexene is dissolved in an appropriate solvent and allowed to react with chlorine, the product of the reaction, C6H10Cl2, has a melting point of −7 °C and a boiling point (at 16 torr) of 74 °C.

(a) Which stereoisomer is this? 

(b) What does this experiment suggest about the mode of addition of chlorine to the double bond?

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118875766

12th Edition

Authors: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder

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