NEET-XII-Chemistry

02: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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    Give structures of the products you would expect when each of the following alcohol reacts with (a ) HCl-ZnCl2 (b) HBr and (c) ``\ce{SOCl2}``.

    (i ) Butan-1-ol

    (ii) 2-Methylbutan-2-ol
    Ans : (a)

    (i)



    Primary alcohols do not react appreciably with Lucas’ reagent (HCl-ZnCl2) at room temperature.

    (ii)



    Tertiary alcohols react immediately with Lucas’ reagent.

    (b)

    (i)



    (ii)



    (c)

    (i)



    (ii)