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Cyclopropane has more ring strain as compared to cyclopentane and cyclohexane, hence it is less stable. Due to this, it reacts with HI to form Iodopropane.
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Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 24 - The Chemistry of Life: Organic and Biological Chemistry - Exercises - Page 1086: 24.37a
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