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Acid-catalyzed dehydration of secondary and tertiary alcohols proceeds through an E1 mechanism. The first step is...

Acid-catalyzed dehydration of secondary and tertiary alcohols proceeds through an E1 mechanism. The first step is the protonation of the alcohol oxygen to form an oxonium ion. Dehydration of 3-methyl-2-butanol forms one major and two minor organic products. Draw the structures, including hydrogen atoms, of the three organic products of this reaction.


3-methyl-2-butanol ------->an oxonium ion

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Hydride shift (Carbocation rearrangement) gives a stabler carbocation and removal of Hd is preferred over Hc because it gives the Zaitsev (or Saytseff) product.

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The three products are :


1 / (Z) But-2-

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