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Question
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with HCl–ZnCl2.
Butan-1-ol
Solution
\[\ce{CH3CH2CH2CH2OH + HCl_{(conc.)}->[ZnCl2]No reaction at room temperature}\]
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