Question

Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with SOCl₂.

2-Methylbutan-2-ol

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{.............................................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{........................}\\
|\phantom{...................................................}|\phantom{............................}\\
\ce{CH3 - C - CH2CH3 + SOCl2 ->[\Delta]CH3 - C - CH2CH3 + SO2 + HCl}\\
|\phantom{...................................................}|\phantom{............................}\\
\ce{OH}\phantom{...................................}\ce{\underset{2-chloro-2-methylbutane}{Cl}}\phantom{................}\\
\end{array}\]