Question

Give an example of a 3° alkyl halide.

Give one example of a 3° haloalkane.

Answer 1

1. 
   \[\begin{array}{cc}
   \phantom{.....}\ce{CH3}\\
   \phantom{..}|\\
   \ce{CH3 - C - Cl}\\
   \phantom{..}|\\
   \phantom{.....}\ce{\underset{(tert butyl chloride)}{\underset{2-chloro-2-methylpropane}{CH3}}}
   \end{array}\]
2. 
   \[\begin{array}{cc}
   \phantom{.....}\ce{CH3}\\
   \phantom{..}|\\
   \ce{CH3 - C - Br}\\
   \phantom{..}|\\
   \phantom{.....}\ce{\underset{(tert butyl bromide)}{\underset{2-bromo-2-methylpropane}{CH3}}}
   \end{array}\]