Which compounds, on heating with an excess of concentrated sulfuric acid, produce only one product with molecular formula C7H10?
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1 answer:
Answer:
1 and 2
Explanation:
When Concentrated H2SO4 reacted with the alcohols, they produce cycloalkenes. This is a mechanism known as dehydration of alcohols with an acid catalyst. This is because concentrated H2SO4 acts as a great oxidizing agent. In the process, the alcohols are heated to a high temperature with an excess of pure sulfuric acid. By passing the gases through a sodium hydroxide solution, the carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide produced by reactive species are eliminated. The reaction mechanism shown in the image below indicates that only compounds 1 and 2 produce only one product.
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