Which complications do you expect if the alcohol used in the reaction was 2-methyl-2-pentanol instead of isopentyl alcohol? This is for a Fischer esterification reaction. (synthesis of isopentyl acetate

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Which complications do you expect if the alcohol used in the reaction was 2-methyl-2-pentanol instead of isopentyl alcohol?

This is for a Fischer esterification reaction. (synthesis of isopentyl acetate)

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