NCERT Exercise 7.33 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Question: When 3-methylbutan-2-ol is treated with HBr, the following reaction takes place: Give a mechanism for this reaction. (Hint : The secondary carbocation formed in step II rearranges to a more stable tertiary carbocation by a hydride ion shift from 3rd carbon atom.
Answer: Work from the relevant NCERT mechanism, definition, or quantitative relation for this exercise.
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