Question

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​

Answer 1

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.