Topic: t-butyl chloride + methanol + water (Read 5236 times)

Beetle · « **on:** September 12, 2005, 05:35:18 AM »

What eould you get if you treated t-butyl chloride with methanol and water at room temperature?

I didnt think that you woul get any rxn cos the Cl wouldnt react with the water would it? it should just seperate into two layers but i think i have got myself confused cos i am supposed to pick all the right answers from:

CH3Cl
(CH3)3COCH3
CH2=C(CH3)2
(CH3)3COH

FeLiXe · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2005, 07:08:55 AM »

You can get S_N1 products: with methanol: (CH₃)₃COCH₃
with water (CH₃)₃COH

and you can have an E1 (rather at higher temperatures):
CH₂=C(CH₃)₂

at room temperature I think you get mostly both the S_N1 products

FeLiXe · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2005, 07:10:55 AM »

CH₃Cl you'd get if the chloride attacked methanol but it won't because OH^- is not a good leaving group.

Topic: t-butyl chloride + methanol + water (Read 5236 times)

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