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Which one of following is more reactive than the rest towards a Lucas reagent ?

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1-butanol
2-butanol
methanol
2-methyl 2-propanol

Solution :2-methyl 2-propanol is tertiary alcohol, which FORMS tertiary CARBOCATION (most stable carbocation)
`(CH_3)_3C-OH+H^(+) to (CH_3)_3C-O^(+)H_2 to (CH_3)_3C^(+) + H_2O`
`(CH_3)_3C^(+) overset(Cl^-)to (CH_3)_3C-Cl`


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