(S)-Pentan-2-ol was treated sequentially with methanesulfonyl chloride (CH3SO2Cl) and then potassium iodide. What is the final product that forms

(S)-Pentan-2-ol was treated sequentially with methanesulfonyl chloride (CH3SO2Cl) and then potassium iodide. What is the final product that forms

Explanation:

Alcohols are poor leaving groups.

To make -OH group a better-leaving group, it should be treated with sulfonyl chlorides.

Then, methane sulfonyl group makes will be substituted on the -OH group and forms sulfonyl esters and makes it a better leaving group.

After that treating with KI proceeds through nucleophilic bimolecular substitution and the final product formed is shown below:.

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hydrocarbons are organic compounds that contain only hydrogens and carbons. they can be saturated (those which contain only carbon-carbon single bonds) or unsaturated (those which contain carbon-carbon double or triple bonds) in nature. hydrocarbons can undergo several reactions like substitution, elimination etc.  

on substituting one or more hydrogen atoms in hydrocarbon it results in the formation of haloalkane. as the halogen atoms are large compared to the carbon and hydrogen atoms, due to which the molecular weight increases and the bond become polar because of presence electronegative halogen atom and results in the increase in boiling point of the haloalkane.

thus, the correct option is (b) that is the boiling point of the new compound increases on substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon.