Question

In the presence of sulfuric acid, this alcohol is dehydrated to form an alkene through an E1 mechanism. In the box, draw the major alkene product of this reaction.

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

When we treat alcohol with H₂SO₄ we get elimination as the major product.

As we can see in the given reaction that in step 1 the lone pair of electrons of oxygen attached to the alcohol make a bond with the hydrogen of H₂SO₄.

In the 2nd step H₂O gets detached from the parent ring which generated a positive charge on the ring.

In the 3rd step elimination of hydrogen from the carbon next to the carbonium carbon results into formation of an alkene.