Preparation of 2-Chloro-2-Methylbutane

Purpose To demonstrate the conversion of a tertiary aicohoi into a tertiary aikyi chio-ride using hydrochloric acid. 

Wear latex gloves throughout the experiment, because concentrated hydrochloric acid is being used. If any acid spills on your skin, wash it off with large volumes of water and then with dilute sodium bicarbonate solution. 

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Apparatus A 25-mL round-bottom flask, separatory funnel, ice-water bath, apparatus for simple distillation, magnetic stirring, and flameless heating. 

Setting Up Place 10 mL of 2-methyl-2-butanol and 25 mL of concentrated (12 M) hydrochloric acid in the separatory funnel. 

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