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Lucas reagent (ZnCl₂ in conc. HCl) reacts fastest with tertiary alcohols like (CH₃)3COH due to the stability of the tertiary carbocation, causing immediate turbidity.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 7: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers > Topic: Preparation of Alcohols - from Alkenes Haloalkanes Carbonyls Grignard
HCl with ZnCl₂ (a Lewis acid) converts ethanol to ethyl chloride ( CH₃CH₂Cl ) by facilitating substitution of the OH group.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes > Topic: Classification and Nomenclature and Isomerism of Haloalkanes
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