2,4-Dimethylpent-2-ene undergoes an electrophilic addition reaction in the presence of HBr to form 2-bromo-2,4-dimethylpentane. Complete the mechanism of this addition and draw the intermediates formed as the reaction proceeds.

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Explanation:

In this case, we have to start with the ionization reaction of HBr to produce the hydronium ion () and the bromide ion (). Then the double bond in the alkene can attack the hydronium ion to produce a carbocation. The most stable carbocation would be the tertiary one, therefore we have to put the positive charge in the tertiary carbon. Then, the bromide attacks the carbocation to produce the final halide.

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explanation:

covalent bonds form as valence electrons are shared between two atoms. lewis structures and structural formulas are common ways of showing the covalent bonding in organic molecules. formal charge describes the changes in the number of valence electrons as an atom becomes bonded into a molecule.