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Interpretation:
Thestructural formula for the carbocation intermediate formed in the dehydration of each of the alcohols is to be written. By using Curved arrows the way in which carbocation is deprotonated by water to give a mixture of
Concept introduction:
>The dehydration of alcohol results in the loss of
The
The dehydration of primary alcohols proceeds through
The dehydration of secondary and tertiary alcohols proceeds through
The
The carbocation is formed at the carbon where the hydroxyl group is attached.
>The secondary and tertiary alcohols can produce more than one product if the hydroxyl-bearing carbon has nonequivalent adjacent carbons.
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