Which of the products will be a major product

Question:

Which of the products will be a major product in the reaction given below?

Explain.

CH3CH=CH2 + HI → CH3CH2CH2I + CH3CHICH30

(A) (B)

Solution:

The molecule (B) will be the major product in the reaction. This addition reaction is carried out by following Markovnikoff’s rule, wherein a double bond, the hydrogen from

the hydrogen halide is added to the carbon atom with the most hydrogen atoms attached to it,

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