Q. When hydrochloric acid gas is treated with
propene in presence of benzoyl peroxide, it
gives

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Solution:

Kharasch effect or peroxide effect is only
observed in case of addition of HBr to
unsymmetrical alkenes, so the addition of HC1 with
propene takes place as usual by Markownikoff- rule

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