An unknown alcohol is treated with the "Lucas reagent" to determine whether the alcohol is primary,secondary,or tertiary. Which alcohol reacts fastest and by what mechanism?

  • A
    secondary alcohol by $S_N1$
  • B
    tertiary alcohol by $S_N1$
  • C
    secondary alcohol by $S_N2$
  • D
    tertiary alcohol by $S_N2$

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Which of the following would undergo dehydration most readily?

Lucas test is used for:

Arrange the following alcohols in increasing order of reactivity towards elimination reaction:
$(I)$ $NO_2-CH_2-CH_2-CH_2-CH_2OH$
$(II)$ $CH_3-CH_2-CH(NO_2)-CH_2OH$
$(III)$ $CH_3-CH(NO_2)-CH_2-CH_2OH$
$(IV)$ $CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-CH_2OH$
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Arrange the following alcohols in the decreasing order of their rate of dehydration via the $S_{N}1$ mechanism:

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Which of the following is the correct order of boiling points for $(1^o)$ primary,$(2^o)$ secondary,and $(3^o)$ tertiary alcohols?

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