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(Solved): 1. When the following alcohols are subjected to acid catalyzed dehydration, alkenes are produced. D ...
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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The answer to the following question is shown below-1. Here after dehydration of the alcohol, two alkenes are formed. According to Zaitsev rule, more substituted double bond is the major product and less substituted double bond is the minor product.