Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with HCl–ZnCl2.
2-Methylbutan-2-ol
Advertisements
Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{.................................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{.}|\phantom{.....................................}|\phantom{.....}\\
\ce{CH3 - C - CH2CH3 + HCl_{(conc.)}->[ZnCl2]CH3 - C - CH2CH3}\\
\phantom{.}|\phantom{.....................................}|\phantom{.....}\\
\phantom{..}\ce{\underset{2-methylbutane-2-ol}{OH}\phantom{.....................}\ce{\underset{2-chloro-2-methylbutane}{Cl}}}\phantom{..}\
\end{array}\]
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Write the equation involved in the acetylation of Salicylic acid.
Acidity of phenol is due to ____________.
The ionization constant of phenol is higher than that of ethanol because ____________.
In the following compounds:
The order of acidity is
Which one of the following compounds has the most acid nature?
Arrange the following in decreasing order of acidic character:
What is the correct order of reactivity of alcohols in the following reaction?
\[\ce{R-OH + HCl ->[ZnCl2] R-Cl + H2O}\]
Which of the following statements is true:
Out of o-nitrophenol and o-cresol which is more acidic?
Assertion: o-Nitrophenol is less soluble in water than the m- and p-isomers.
Reason: m- and p- Nitrophenols exist as associated molecules.
Phenol is used in the manufacture of
Which is the final product ‘A’ (major) in the given reaction?
Which one of the following has the lowest pKa value?
For the pair phenol and cyclohexanol, answer the following:
Why is phenol more acidic than cyclohexanol?
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with HBr.
2-Methylbutan-2-ol
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with SOCl2.
2-Methylbutan-2-ol
Compare acidity of phenol with that of ethanol.
