Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - The Study of Chemical Reactions - Problems - Page 153: Problem 4-18

Answer

The product ratio of 1-chloropropane to 2-chloropropane would be $3:1$

Work Step by Step

In propane, there are 6 primary hydrogens and 2 secondary hydrogens, there ratio is $3:1$. Assuming that the secondary and primary hydrogens get substituted by chlorine at the same rate, the products formed would be in the ratio of the hydrogens, i.e, the product ratio of 1-chloropropane to 2-chloropropane would be $3:1$.
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