A.) Identify the one substrate that reacts the fastest when treated with hydrochloric acid at room...

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A.) Identify the one substrate that reacts the fastestwhen treated with hydrochloric acid at room temperature.
A.) 5-Chloro-2-methylheptan-2-ol
B.) 6-Chloro-6-methylheptan-3-ol
C.) 2-Chloro-2-methylheptan-1-ol
D.) 2-Chloro-2-methylheptan-3-ol

B.) identify the one substrate that reacts the fastestwhen treated with PBr3.
A.) 4-Methyl-3-penten-1-ol
B.) 3-Methyl-2-buten-1-ol
C.) 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-ol
D.) 2,4-Dimethyl-2-hepten-4-ol
please help!!!

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A Reaction of alcohols with HCl takes placevia loss of OH as H2O forming a carbocation intermediatefollowed by addition of a halide to form the substituted chlorideproduct Thus the substrate forming most stable    See Answer
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