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A compound with the formula C6H14 was reacted with Cl2/light to give a mixture of 5 different monochlorinated products (not including stereoisomers). What is the name of the initial compound

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Answer:

Hexane.

Step-by-step explanation:

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In this case, since the general reaction of the compound C4H14 with chlorine is:


C_6H_(14)+Cl_2\rightarrow C_6H_(13)Cl+HCl

Which stands for a substitution chemical reaction in which one chlorine is able to replace one hydrogen and therefore hydrogen chloride gives off; we infer that the initial compound, C4H14, shows off the
C_nH_(2n+2) formula characteristic of alkanes; in such a way, as it has six carbon atoms, we infer it is hexane.

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