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  4. The addition of HI in the presence of peroxide catalyst does not follow anti-Markovnikov’s rule because :

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Q. The addition of $HI$ in the presence of peroxide catalyst does not follow anti-Markovnikov’s rule because :

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Solution:

HI does not exhibit peroxide effect. HI bond although dissociates easily into iodine radicals, they being bigger in size are not much reactive but recombine together to form iodine molecule.