Question

Addition of HCl to 1-isopropenyl-1 methylcyclopentane yields 1-chloro,1,2,2 trimethylcyclohexane

Answer 1

propose a mechanism and suggests why/how this happens

Answer 2

@Zale101

Answer 3

Ring changes occurred, right?

Answer 4

yeah, something strange happens here where you get like one of the carbon goes into the ring

Answer 5

lol i give up. I tried doing a methyl shift but couldn't go further xD