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(Solved): 1. When the following alcohols are subjected to acid catalyzed dehydration, alkenes are produc ...
1. When the following alcohols are subjected to acid catalyzed dehydration, alkenes are produced. Draw the molecular structures of the major and minor products on the basis of the Zaitsev rule. a) b) c) d)
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Zaitsev rule : when an alcohol undergoes acid-catalyzed dehydration with loss of an alpha hydrogen, the alpha hydrogen will be lost from the alcohol's more substituted side.A.The substrate given is : 2 ethyl cyclohexanol. Major product : 1 ethyl cyclohexanol.Minor product : 3 ethyl cyclohexanol.