JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Haloalkanes and Haloarenes JEE Main

The substitution reaction among the following is

(A)A diene + dienophile cycloaddition (Diels–Alder)
(B)A ketone + NaHSO₃ → bisulfite addition compound
(C)(CH₃)₃C–OH + dry HCl/anhydrous ZnCl₂ (Lucas reagent) → (CH₃)₃C–ClCorrect
(D)(CH₃)₂C=CH₂ + BrCl → (CH₃)₂C(Br)–CH₂Cl

Answer: (C)

Solution

The Lucas test converts the alcohol's –OH into –Cl, a nucleophilic substitution (SN1 for a tertiary

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