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Identify the product of the following reaction: CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)(C)-CH_(2)-Br underset(Delta)overset(EtOH)to |
Answer» SOLUTION :In presence of a weak nucleophile such as ethanol, neopentyl bromide ionizes to form first a `1^(@)` carbocation which rearranges to form the more stable `3^(@)` carbocation. This is then attacked by weak nucleophile ethanol followed by loss of a proton to YIELD ehtyl tert-pentyl ether. 
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