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Question
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with HBr.
2-Methylbutan-2-ol
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{..........................................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{..............}\\
|\phantom{................................................}|\phantom{..................}\\
\ce{CH3 - C - CH2CH3 + HBr ->[\Delta] CH3 - C - CH2CH3 + H2O}\\
|\phantom{................................................}|\phantom{..................}\\
\phantom{.}\ce{OH}\phantom{................................}\ce{\underset{2-bromo-2-methylbutane}{Br}}\phantom{......}\\
\end{array}\]
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