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Acid-catalyzed dehydration of 2,2-dimethyl-1-hexanol gave a number of isomeric alkenes inc...

Acid-catalyzed dehydration of 2,2-dimethyl-1-hexanol gave a number of isomeric alkenes including 2-methyl-2-heptene as shown in the following equation.

(a)     Write a stepwise mechanism for the formation of 2-methyl-2-heptene, using curved arrows to show the flow of electrons.


(b)     What other alkenes do you think are formed in this reaction?

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