Hydrocarbons

The maximum number of isomers (including stereoisomers) on Monochlorination is 8.

Monochlorination

→

(1 Chiral carbon)
Number of enantiomeric pair = 21 = 2
+ H3C−

+

C

| Cl

H−

+

C

| CH3

H−CH2−CH3
(2 Chiral carbon)
Number of enantiomeric pair = 22 = 4
+ H3C−CH2−

Cl |

C

| CH3

−CH2−CH3
(No chiral carbon)
2° = 1
H3C−CH2−CH−

C

| CH2Cl

H2CH3
(No chiral carbon)
2° = 1