Chemistry Q73 – NEET-UG 2023 | StemCET

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Home Chemistry Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and TechniquesQuestion #455

Consider the following reaction and identify the product (P).

{CH}_{3} - CH ({CH}_{3}) - CH (OH) - {CH}_{3} \overset{HBr}{\to} Product (P)

3 - Methylbutan - 2 - ol

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Ninja Strategy•Carbocation Stability and Rearrangement

Recognize that secondary alcohols reacting with HBr undergo SN1 with carbocation rearrangement to form the most stable carbocation, leading to the major product.