Which alcohol will give immediate turbidity on shaking with HCl at room temperature ?

Options

A. 3-methyl pentan 2-ol
B. 2-methyl butan-1-ol
C. Butan-3-ol
D. 2-methylpropan-2-ol

Answer

D

Explanation

Tertiary alcohol give immediate turbidity on shaking with Lucas reagetn (conc HCl + Anhy `ZnCl_(2))` at room temperature.
`CH_(3)-underset(("Tertiary alcohol"))underset("2-methylpropan-2-al")underset(OH)underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)(C)-CH_(3)overset("Conc."HCl+"Anhy."ZnCl_(2))to`
`CH_(3)-underset("white turbidity")underset(Cl)underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)C-CK_(3)`