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Which of the following alcohol is obtain...

Which of the following alcohol is obtained when. 2-methyl propene reacts with `H_(2)O` in presence of `H_(2)SO_(4)` :

A

isobutyl alcohol

B

sec. butyl alcohot

C

tert, butyl alcohol

D

n-butyl alcohol

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To solve the problem of determining which alcohol is obtained when 2-methylpropene reacts with water in the presence of sulfuric acid, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Reactants**: - The reactant is 2-methylpropene (C5H10), which is an alkene. - The other reactant is water (H2O), and sulfuric acid (H2SO4) is used as a catalyst. 2. **Understand the Mechanism**: - When 2-methylpropene reacts with sulfuric acid, the acid donates a proton (H+) to the alkene, leading to the formation of a carbocation. - The reaction can be represented as: \[ \text{2-methylpropene} + H_2SO_4 \rightarrow \text{carbocation} + HSO_4^- \] 3. **Formation of Carbocation**: - The double bond in 2-methylpropene can break, and a proton can add to one of the carbons. - If H+ adds to the carbon with fewer substituents (the less substituted carbon), it will create a less stable carbocation (secondary). - If H+ adds to the more substituted carbon, it will create a more stable tertiary carbocation. - In this case, adding H+ to the more substituted carbon (the carbon with two methyl groups) leads to a tertiary carbocation: \[ \text{(CH}_3)_2C^+CH_2 \] 4. **Nucleophilic Attack by Water**: - Water (acting as a nucleophile) will attack the positively charged carbon of the carbocation. - This results in the formation of an oxonium ion: \[ \text{(CH}_3)_2C(OH_2)^+CH_2 \] 5. **Deprotonation**: - The oxonium ion will lose a proton (H+) to yield the final alcohol product. - The resulting product is tertiary butyl alcohol (C4H10O): \[ \text{(CH}_3)_3COH \] 6. **Identify the Product**: - The final product is tertiary butyl alcohol, also known as 2-methyl-2-propanol. 7. **Check the Options**: - Based on the options provided, the correct answer is the one that corresponds to tertiary butyl alcohol. ### Final Answer: The alcohol obtained when 2-methylpropene reacts with water in the presence of sulfuric acid is **tertiary butyl alcohol**.
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