2-Methyl-2-butene was a by product formed from the reaction of t-pentyl chloride and HCl. Write a brief mechanism that explains the formation of this by product.
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........CH3
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CH3-C-CH2-CH3 + HCl(aq) ===>
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.......Cl
.......CH3
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CH3-C-CH2-CH3 + Cl-
......(+)
........CH3
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CH3-C=CH-CH3 + H+
You have to write your own "electron push."
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CH3-C-CH2-CH3 + HCl(aq) ===>
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.......Cl
.......CH3
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CH3-C-CH2-CH3 + Cl-
......(+)
........CH3
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CH3-C=CH-CH3 + H+
You have to write your own "electron push."