How was the t-butyl chloride synthesized? Did you mean washing with NaHCO3? There would not be a gas evolved with NaOH. Usually washing with NaHCO3 is to neutralize any excess strong acid used in the procedure.
NaHCO3 + HCl ==> NaCl + CO2 + H2O
Why was the tert butyl chloride washed with aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate? what gas was evolved during the washing? Write a balance equation
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to neutralise hcl
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