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
1:2
The ratio of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in most carbohydrates is 1:2:1. This means for every one carbon atom there are two hydrogen atoms and one...
Answer:
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Explanation:
https://youtu.be/PY431ZC5uDc
Relatively few hydrogen atoms