t- butyl chloride + H2O ----> t-butyl alcohol + HCl 1. t-butyl alcohol and what
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t- butyl chloride + H2O ----> t-butyl alcohol + HCl
1. t-butyl alcohol and what else are the products of the reaction and should we have taken this other product into account in the equation we used for the reaction.
2. The t-BuCl solution is in acetone. How would the rate of product formation change if you used more acetone and less water?
3. How would the rate of product formation change if you used only acetone and no water?
4. How would the rate change with 2-chloropropane instead of t-butyl chloride?
Explanation / Answer
the rate of product formation will decrease compared to that of water when we use more acetone and less water
the rate of product formation will become considerably low when we use only acetone for t-butyl alcohol because of the its non polarity nature formation of carbocation will be difficult
but if we use 2-chloro propane in acetone the rate would increase and it would change to Sn2 which would not need the formation of carbocation
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