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Question
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with SOCl2.
2-Methylbutan-2-ol
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{.............................................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{........................}\\
|\phantom{...................................................}|\phantom{............................}\\
\ce{CH3 - C - CH2CH3 + SOCl2 ->[\Delta]CH3 - C - CH2CH3 + SO2 + HCl}\\
|\phantom{...................................................}|\phantom{............................}\\
\ce{OH}\phantom{...................................}\ce{\underset{2-chloro-2-methylbutane}{Cl}}\phantom{................}\\
\end{array}\]
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