3. Which of the following alcohols will yield the corresponding alkyl chloride on reaction with
concentrated HCl at room temperature?
(A) CH3CH2—CH2—OH (B) CH3-CH2-CH(CH3)-OH
(C) CH3-CH2-CH(CH3)-CH2OH (D) CH3-CH2-C(CH3)2-OH
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3. Which of the following alcohols will yield the corresponding alkyl chloride on reaction with
concentrated HCl at room temperature?
(A) CH3CH2—CH2—OH (B) CH3-CH2-CH(CH3)-OH
(C) CH3-CH2-CH(CH3)-CH2OH (D) CH3-CH2-C(CH3)2-OH
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Answer:
D
Explanation:
only tertiary alchohol will react with conc HCl at room temp to yield alkyl chloride.
When treated conc. HCl alcohols typically undergo a nucleophilic substitution reaction to generate an alkyl chloride and water.