Neopentyl alcohol, (ch3)3cch2oh, cannot be dehydrated to an alkene without rearrangement. what is the chief product of dehydrati
on?
1 answer:
Dehydration is removal of water.
In alcohols dehydration is α-β elimination or 1,2 elimination, it means the hydroxyl group will be removed from α-carbon while the hydrogen will be removed from near by carbon.
In case of neopentyl alcohol there is no β hydrogen present on the β carbon [as shown in figure].
The only possible way for it to undergo dehydration is by rearrangement.
The process or mechanism can be understood as:
so the chief product is 2-methylbut-2-ene
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Explanation:
Expression for the speed is as follows.
where, = root mean square speed
k = Boltzmann constant
T = temperature
M = molecular mass
As the molecular weight of oxygen is 0.031 kg/mol and R = 8.314 J/mol K. Hence, we will calculate the value of as follows.
=
= 498.5 m/s
Hence, for oxygen atom is 498.5 m/s.
For nitrogen atom, the molecular weight is 0.028 kg/mol. Hence, we will calculate its speed as follows.
=
= 524.5 m/s
Therefore, speed for nitrogen is 524.5 m/s.