Part 9 : STRUCTURE DETERMINATION

Note that these types of questions are often the most difficult on the examination. This is because they are holistic in that they require a good understanding of the reactions and the concepts and the ability to apply those concepts. They can't be memorised, they require understanding and ability to apply. Hence they help discriminate those who truly understand from those who have memorised and will soon forget.

A full schematic of the full solution is presented below.

The key here is getting H based on the radical chlorination information (4 products = 4 H types) and checking against yields and / or reactivity data.