Question

Identify the most common reaction conditions for the dehydration of 2,3-dimethyl-2-pentanol. A line-angle structure of 2,3-dimethyl-2-pentanol shows a chain of the following sequence:

a. A line terminus, a segment of three vertices, and a line terminus.
b. A CH3 group is attached to the first (from left to right) and the second vertices.
c. An OH group is attached to the first vertex.

Answer 1

1) Acid

2) heat

Step-by-step explanation:

Dehydration is a type of chemical reaction in which water is removed from an alkanol to yield one or more alkenes.

The reaction normally commences with a protonation of the -OH group by a proton from the acid. Water is always a good leaving group so it quickly departs creating a carbocation. The removal of a proton yields the alkene.

The major product is the one in which there is greater substitution around the C=C double bond.