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  4. A hydrocarbon C5H10 does not react with chlorine in dark but gives a single monochloro compound C5H9Cl in bright sunlight. Identify the hydrocarbon.

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Q. A hydrocarbon $C_5H_{10}$ does not react with chlorine in dark but gives a single monochloro compound $C_5H_9Cl$ in bright sunlight. Identify the hydrocarbon.

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

Since a single monochloro derivative is formed, so all the $H$-atoms in the compound must be equivalent. Therefore, the compound is
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