Question

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

2-Methylbutan-2-ol

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{..........................................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{..............}\\
|\phantom{................................................}|\phantom{..................}\\
\ce{CH3 - C - CH2CH3 + HBr ->[\Delta] CH3 - C - CH2CH3 + H2O}\\
|\phantom{................................................}|\phantom{..................}\\
\phantom{.}\ce{OH}\phantom{................................}\ce{\underset{2-bromo-2-methylbutane}{Br}}\phantom{......}\\
\end{array}\]