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The maximum number of possible isomers (including stereoisomers) which may be formed on allylic mono-bromination of 1-methylcyclohex-1-ene using Br2 and UV light is ____

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The maximum number of possible isomers (including stereoisomers) which may be formed on allylic mono-bromination of 1-methylcyclohex-1-ene using Br2 and UV light is ____

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The allylic monobromination of 1-methylcyclohex-1-ene using Br2 and UV light can result in the formation of several isomers. Here's how you can calculate the maximum number of possible isomers:

  1. Identify the allylic positions: Allylic positions are the carbon atoms adjacent to the carbon-carbon double bond. In 1-methylcyclohex-1-ene, there are two allylic positions.

  2. Consider the number of possible isomers: Each allylic position can be brominated to give a new isomer. Therefore, bromination at each of these positions will give two different isomers.

  3. Consider the stereoisomers: Each of these brominated products can exist as two stereoisomers (cis and trans), doubling the number of total isomers.

So, the maximum number of possible isomers (including stereoisomers) which may be formed on allylic monobromination of 1-methylcyclohex-1-ene using Br2 and UV light is 2 (from bromination at different positions) x 2 (from cis and trans isomers) = 4.

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