when cis but-2-ene is treated with Br2 in CCl4 medium the product formed will be
a) (2R, 3S) dibromobutane
b) (2R, 3R) dibromobutane
c) (2S, 3S) dibromobutane
d) mixture of (2R, 3R) and (2S, 3S) dibromobutane
Please explain

Question

when cis but-2-ene is treated with Br2 in CCl4 medium the product
formed will be
a) (2R, 3S) dibromobutane
b) (2R, 3R) ​dibromobutane
c) (2S, 3S) dibromobutane
d) mixture of (2R, 3R) and (2S, 3S) ​dibromobutane
Please explain

Yasodharan · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

The reaction scheme is expressed below,

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Hence the answer is Option (C) (2S,3S) dibromobutane

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when cis but-2-ene is treated with Br2 in CCl4 medium the product formed will be a) (2R, 3S) dibromobutane b) (2R, 3R) ​dibromobutane c) (2S, 3S) dibromobutane d) mixture of (2R, 3R) and (2S, 3S) ​dibromobutane Please explain

when cis but-2-ene is treated with Br2 in CCl4 medium the product formed will be
a) (2R, 3S) dibromobutane
b) (2R, 3R) dibromobutane
c) (2S, 3S) dibromobutane
d) mixture of (2R, 3R) and (2S, 3S) dibromobutane
Please explain