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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Write the mechanism of the reaction when t- butyl chloride is treated with aqueous KOH with energy profile diagram

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Dear Student,
Aqueous KOH has K+ and OH-particles. The K+ is pulled in to the Cl-of the tertiary butyl chloride. The development of a steady tertiary carbonium particle prompts this response. At that point the OH-responds with the with the carbonium particle to shape 2-Methyl propan-2-ol. 
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