Answer to Question #320579 in Organic Chemistry for Mimi

Question

Write the reaction of butanol-2 intramolecular dehydratation

Answer 1

The main products of 2-butanol dehydration are 2-butene (cis- and trans-isomers) and 1-butene. The selectivity to methyl-ethyl ketone (mek) is only significant at temperatures lower than 500 K

Dehydration of butan-2-ol leads to a mixture containing: but-1-ene. cis-but-2-ene (also known as (Z)-but-2-ene) trans-but-2-ene (also known as (E)-but-2-ene)