Which statement best describes the reaction of bromine with isobutane?
A)Bromine radical selectively abstracts the tertiary hydrogen.
B)The transition state of the rate determining step is product-like.
C)The major product formed from this reaction is 1-bromo-2-methylpropane.
D)Bromine radical selectively abstracts the tertiary hydrogen and the transition state of the rate determining step is product-like.
E)Bromine radical selectively abstracts the tertiary hydrogen,the transition state of the rate determining step is product-like,and the major product formed from this reaction is 1-bromo-2-methylpropane.

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Bromine radicals are selective and prefer to abstract the tertiary hydrogen due to its stability, and the transition state is product-like due to the endothermic nature of bromination.

Which Statement Best Describes the Reaction of Bromine with Isobutane