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Organic chemistry — Question 111

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QUESTION 111

How is the haloalkane CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2Br classified?

(A)
Primary, because the carbon bonded to Br is bonded to one other carbon.
(B)
Secondary, because the molecule contains a branch.
(C)
Tertiary, because the adjacent carbon has three carbon neighbours.
(D)
Secondary, because bromine is bonded to the second carbon counted from the left.
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