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What products are formed from the electrophilic addition reaction between propene and hydrogen bromide?

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The electrophilic addition reaction between propene  C3H6  and hydrogen bromide  HBr  will form 2-bromopropane  C3H7Br  as the major product. The reaction proceeds as follows:C3H6 + HBr  C3H7Br  2-bromopropane In this reaction, the double bond in propene acts as a nucleophile and attacks the electrophilic hydrogen atom in HBr. This leads to the formation of a carbocation intermediate, which is more stable at the secondary carbon due to hyperconjugation. The bromide ion  Br-  then attacks the carbocation, resulting in the formation of 2-bromopropane.
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