Predict the structure of the alcohol that would yield the following alkene without rearrangement.
Show the products of the following acid-catalyzed dehydration reactions. Also, label them as major and minor.
When 3,3,5-trimethyl-2-hexanol and 2,3,5-trimethyl-2-hexanol are heated with H 2SO4, they both undergo dehydration to produce 2,3,5-trimethyl-2-hexene. Which of the two alcohols dehydrates faster?
Show the major products for acid-catalyzed dehydration of the following alcohols.
Give the products that will result from the following reaction conditions. Write "no reaction" if no reaction occurs.
Draw the stereoisomers formed in the acid-catalyzed dehydration of 4,5-diethyloctan-4-ol to 4,5-diethyloct-4-ene. Which stereoisomer is the major product?
Determine which of the alcohols below would react faster when heated with H2SO4.