Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 50
Question: Tertiary butyl alcohol gives tertiary butyl chloride on treatment with
[Orissa JEE 2005]
Options:
A) Conc. $ HCl $ /anhydrous $ ZnCl_2 $
B) $ KCN $
C) $ NaOCl $
D) $ Cl_2 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ \underset{t-\text{butyl alcohol}}{\mathop{\begin{matrix} CH_3 \\ H_3C-\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}}-OH \\ CH_3 \\ \end{matrix}}}\underset{ZnCl_2}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{conc.HCl}}}\underset{t-\text{butyl chloride}}{\mathop{\begin{matrix} CH_3 \\ H_3C-\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}}-Cl \\ CH_3 \\ \end{matrix}}} $
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