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Q.

Among the following alcohols, select the one that would react fastest with conc. HCl and anhydrous ZnCl2 is

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a

2-Butanol 

b

2-Methylpropan-2-ol 

c

2-Methylpropanol 

d

1-Butanol 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Mixture of conc. HCl and anhydrous ZnCl2 is a Lucas reagent and it is used to detect primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohol.

  • When tertiary alcohol reacts with Lucas reagent, then it immediately forms turbidity or cloudy appearance.
  • When secondary alcohol treated with Lucas reagent, then it forms turbidity or shows cloudy appearance after five minutes.
  • When primary alcohol is treated with Lucas reagent, then no turbidity occurs in-fact an oily layer generates. 

Among the given compounds, 2-methyl propan-2-ol is tertiary alcohol and shows immediate reaction with Lucas reagent.

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