(Solved): dehydration, the major organic product is 1 -methylcyclopentene. The mechanism of this reaction inv ...

dehydration, the major organic product is 1 -methylcyclopentene. The mechanism of this reaction involves the following steps: X: Loss of a molecule of water. Y: Loss of a proton \( \left(\mathrm{H}^{-1}\right) \). Z. Protonation of the oxygen atom. In what order do these steps occur in the mechanism of this reaction? \( x \), then \( z \), then \( Y \) \( x \), then \( y \), then \( z \) Z. then \( x \), then \( Y \) Z. then \( Y \), then \( x \)