Organic chemistry

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Propene (C3H6\text{C}_3\text{H}_6C3​H6​) reacts with hydrogen chloride (HCl\text{HCl}HCl) in an electrophilic addition reaction. Under standard conditions, this reaction yields a major organic product and a minor organic product.

What is the displayed formula of the major organic product?

HClH∣∣∣H−C−C−C−H∣∣∣HHH \begin{array}{ccccccccc}& & \text{H} & & \text{Cl} & & \text{H} & & \\& & | & & | & & | & & \\\text{H} & - & \text{C} & - & \text{C} & - & \text{C} & - & \text{H} \\& & | & & | & & | & & \\& & \text{H} & & \text{H} & & \text{H} & &\end{array} H​−​H∣C∣H​−​Cl∣C∣H​−​H∣C∣H​−​H​
ClHH∣∣∣H−C−C−C−H∣∣∣HHH \begin{array}{ccccccccc}& & \text{Cl} & & \text{H} & & \text{H} & & \\& & | & & | & & | & & \\\text{H} & - & \text{C} & - & \text{C} & - & \text{C} & - & \text{H} \\& & | & & | & & | & & \\& & \text{H} & & \text{H} & & \text{H} & &\end{array} H​−​Cl∣C∣H​−​H∣C∣H​−​H∣C∣H​−​H​
ClClH∣∣∣H−C−C−C−H∣∣∣HHH \begin{array}{ccccccccc}& & \text{Cl} & & \text{Cl} & & \text{H} & & \\& & | & & | & & | & & \\\text{H} & - & \text{C} & - & \text{C} & - & \text{C} & - & \text{H} \\& & | & & | & & | & & \\& & \text{H} & & \text{H} & & \text{H} & &\end{array} H​−​Cl∣C∣H​−​Cl∣C∣H​−​H∣C∣H​−​H​
HClH∣∣∣H−C=C−C−H∣∣HH \begin{array}{ccccccccc}& & \text{H} & & \text{Cl} & & \text{H} & & \\& & | & & | & & | & & \\\text{H} & - & \text{C} & = & \text{C} & - & \text{C} & - & \text{H} \\& & | & & & & | & & \\& & \text{H} & & & & \text{H} & &\end{array} H​−​H∣C∣H​=​Cl∣C​−​H∣C∣H​−​H​

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