Which of the following alcohols will yield the corresponding alkyl chloride on reaction with concentrated HCl at room temperature?

Options

A. `CH_(3)CH_(2) - CH_(2)-OH`
B. `CH_(3) CH_(2) - underset(CH_(3))underset(|)(CH) - OH`
C. `CH_(3)CH_(2) - underset(CH_(3))underset(|)(CH)-CH_(2)OH`
D. `CH_(3)CH_(2) overset(CH_(3))overset(|)underset(CH_(3))underset(|)C-OH`

Answer

D

Explanation

`underset("2-methylbutan-2-ol")(CH_(3)CH_(2) - underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)C-OH + underset("conc")(HCl) overset("at room temp")to underset("2-chloro-2-methyl-butane")(CH_(3)CH_(2) - underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)C-Cl)`