Predict the major products of acid-catalyzed dehydration of the following alcohols.
(a) butan-2-ol
(b) 1-methylcyclohexanol
(c) 2-methylcyclopentanol
(d) 2-methylpropan-1-ol
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Expert's answer
2020-08-14T07:27:30-0400
Use Zaitsev rule to predict major anf minor products of dehydration.
Zaitsev rule states that the more highly substituted alkene is the mole likely product of an elimination reaction.
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