Reaction details

3-methylbutan-2-ol

3-methylbutan-2-ol

hydrogen bromide

hydrogen bromide

⟶Δ

2-bromo-3-methylbutane

2-bromo-3-methylbutane

water

This is a "Unimolecular Nucleophillic Substitution (SN1)"-reaction.

Same reagents

3-methylbutan-2-ol + hydrogen bromide → 2-bromo-2-methylbutane + water

Potentially competing

3-methylbutan-2-ol + hydrogen bromide → 2-bromo-2-methylbutane + water

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Reaction added to the database on October 31, 2020, last modified on February 1, 2023.