9. Alkenes and Alkynes
Dehydration Reaction
75PRACTICE PROBLEM
A vicinal diol is an alcohol with —OH groups on adjacent carbons. A rearrangement known as the pinacol rearrangement occurs when a vicinal diol dehydrates. Draw the plausible mechanism of the given reaction.
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A vicinal diol is an alcohol with —OH groups on adjacent carbons. A rearrangement known as the pinacol rearrangement occurs when a vicinal diol dehydrates. Draw the plausible mechanism of the given reaction.