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Neopentyl chloride, upon treatment with AlCl3 gives the "1,2-shift" rearranged alkene, 2-Methylbut-2-ene.

  +  
AlCl3
         
  +  
[AlCl4]
  +  
H+
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Neopentyl chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Rearrangement: 1,2-Shift
Wagner-Meerwein Rearrangement

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