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The nitrite ion reacts with hard t-butyl carbocation via its hard O- end giving the alkyl nitrite ester product.
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[NO2]–
         
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2-Chloro-2-methylpropane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nitrite ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
tertiary Butyl nitrite     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Ambidentate Nitrite Ions
Substitution: Multi-Step
Substitution: Nucleophilic First Order

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