[xoxoxo]

Question) The reaction of molecular chlorine(cl2) with an excess of (R)-CH3CHClCH2CH2CH3 will produce _______ products, including stereoisomers.

Would it be 7?

Also, how many of the products from that reaction will be optically active?

[azmanam]

with or without heat/light?

[xoxoxo]

the question doesn't have any information about heat/light.
so.. i would assume without heat?

[nj_bartel]

I would assume it's and hv radical chlorination.  Have seen this type of question multiple times in the alkyl halide chapter.

[xoxoxo]

still dont get how many products its gonna have

[azmanam]

Your initial guess was 7.  What was your reasoning for your guess?

[xoxoxo]

i thought of it as electrophilic addition, but I think i did that wrong. How do I approach this problem?

[azmanam]

start here

http://www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtTxtJml/funcrx1.htm#halogen
http://www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtTxtJml/react2.htm#rx5b