What product results from the action of "sodium ethoxide" on "tertiary butyl chloride"?

1 Answer
Jun 23, 2016

Quite probably "isobutylene", H_2C=C(CH_3)_2.

Explanation:

Given that the substrate is a tertiary halide, elimination is much more favoured than nucleophilic substitution. And so........,

(H_3C)_3C-Cl + Na^(+)""^(-)OCH_2CH_3 rarr H_2C=C(CH_3)_2 + HOCH_2CH_3 + NaCldarr

Formation of ionic sodium chloride provides a thermodynamic driving force to the reaction.