Engineering
Chemistry
Carbocation
Question

Major Product is

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Solution

The reaction involves the addition of HBr to an alkene, following Markovnikov's rule. The hydrogen adds to the less substituted carbon, and the bromine adds to the more substituted carbon of the double bond. The major product is the more stable tertiary bromide.

The major product is the structure shown in the fourth image.