Table of contents

1. Intro to General Chemistry3h 46m
2. Atoms & Elements4h 16m
3. Chemical Reactions4h 10m
4. BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
5. BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions48m
6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions3h 51m
7. Gases3h 52m
8. Thermochemistry2h 38m
9. Quantum Mechanics2h 58m
10. Periodic Properties of the Elements3h 10m
11. Bonding & Molecular Structure3h 29m
12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory1h 57m
13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces2h 23m
14. Solutions3h 1m
15. Chemical Kinetics2h 53m
16. Chemical Equilibrium2h 29m
17. Acid and Base Equilibrium5h 1m
18. Aqueous Equilibrium4h 47m
19. Chemical Thermodynamics1h 50m
20. Electrochemistry2h 42m
21. Nuclear Chemistry2h 34m
22. Organic Chemistry5h 7m
23. Chemistry of the Nonmetals2h 39m
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds3h 16m

22. Organic Chemistry

Alcohol Reactions: Dehydration Reactions

General Chemistry

22. Organic Chemistry

Alcohol Reactions: Dehydration Reactions

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Multiple Choice

Determine the name of the alkene product formed in the following dehydration reaction.

$1-methylcyclohexene$

$4-methylcyclohexene$

$2-methylcyclohexene$

$3-methylcyclohexene$

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Identify the starting material in the dehydration reaction. The image shows a cyclohexanol with a methyl group attached to the ring.

Understand that dehydration of alcohols involves the removal of a water molecule, which typically results in the formation of a double bond (alkene).

Determine the position where the double bond will form. In cyclohexanol, the hydroxyl group (OH) is removed along with a hydrogen atom from an adjacent carbon, leading to the formation of a double bond.

Consider the stability of the possible alkene products. The most stable alkene is usually the one with the most substituted double bond, following Zaitsev's rule.

Based on the structure, the double bond will form between the carbon with the hydroxyl group and the adjacent carbon with the methyl group, resulting in 1-methylcyclohexene.