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Free-radical monochlorination of 2-methylbutane gives how many different structural isomers of (stereoisomers not counted)?

  1. A3
  2. B4
  3. C5
  4. D6

Answer: B

Environments of H in : the two methyls on C2 (equivalent), C2-H, C3-H2 and C4-H3. That gives 4: 1-chloro-2-methylbutane, 2-chloro-2-methylbutane, 2-chloro-3-methylbutane, 1-chloro-3-methylbutane. Confirmed by substituting every H and de-duplicating.
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