Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Minor
product
:
A
reaction product
that is not produced in the greatest amount in a chemical reaction.
+
2-Bromo-2-
methyl
propane
99% of
product
Major
product
1-Bromo-2-
methyl
propane
1% of
product
Minor
product
When
HBr
is
added
to
isobutylene
, the
product
mixture consists mostly of 2-bromo-2-
methyl
propane
(the
major
product
), plus a small amount of 2-bromo-2-
methyl
propane
(a minor
product
). This reaction obeys
Markovnikov's rule
.
Related terms:
Starting material
,
reactant
,
intermediate
,
major groove
,
minor groove
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