Q. Tertiary butyl alcohol gives tertiary butyl chloride on treatment with
A) $Conc.\ HCl/anhy.\ ZnCl_{2}$
B) KCN
C) NaOCl
D) $Cl_{2}$
Explanation
(a)
Tertiary alcohols readily react with Lucas reagent ($ZnCl_{2}$/conc. HCl) to give white turbidity due to the formation of halide.
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