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In the reaction with HCl, an alkene reacts following the Markovnikov's rule to give the product 1-chloro-1-methylcyclohexane. The possible reaction of the alkene is
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The Markovnikov's rule asserts that with the addition of a protic acid HX to an asymmetric alkene, the acid hydrogen (H) gets attached to the carbon with more hydrogen substituents and the halide (X) group gets attached to the carbon with more alkyl substituents.



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