+Andrew M Not at all. This is a classic demonstration of reaction time in an SN1 reaction. The reaction here hydrolyses the tert-butyl chloride to tert-butyl alcohol, leaving a chlorine ion behind to attack the excess water and produce HCl. The solution is strongly basic and bromothymol blue is used as an indicator for this. The reagents are balanced so as to indicate when the reaction is complete, i.e. all of the t-butyl chloride has been hydrolysed, and the acid left behind causes a colour change in the bromothymol blue.
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+Andrew M
Not at all. This is a classic demonstration of reaction time in an SN1 reaction. The reaction here hydrolyses the tert-butyl chloride to tert-butyl alcohol, leaving a chlorine ion behind to attack the excess water and produce HCl. The solution is strongly basic and bromothymol blue is used as an indicator for this. The reagents are balanced so as to indicate when the reaction is complete, i.e. all of the t-butyl chloride has been hydrolysed, and the acid left behind causes a colour change in the bromothymol blue.