Draw the two enantiomers produced from the following hydrobromination reaction

Question

Draw the two enantiomers produced from the following hydrobromination reaction

Answer

This reaction is based on Makonikov’s addition.

The Bromine gets added to the carbon with the least number of hydrogen atoms and the hydrogen gets added to the carbon atom with the most number of carbon atoms.

Here is the product

So, the enantiomers of the product are:

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