The dehydration of cyclopentanol is shown in the balanced equation below:
Cyclopentanol => cyclopentene + H2O
Therefore, the alkene produced from the dehydration of cyclopentanol is cyclopentene.
The OH group is removed from the compound resulting to an alkene, cyclopentene. <span />
Answer:
Part A
Ag+ is the Lewis acid and NH3 is the Lewis base.
Part B
AlBr3 is the Lewis acid and NH3 is the Lewis base.
Part C
AlCl3 is the Lewis acid and Cl− is the Lewis base.
Explanation:
A Lewis acid is any specie that accepts a lone pair of electrons. Ag^+, AlBr3 and AlCl3 all accepted lone pairs of electrons according to the three chemical reaction equations shown. Hence, they are Lewis acids.
A Lewis base donates a lone pair of electrons. They include neutral molecules having lone pair of electrons such as NH3 or negative ions such as Cl- .
