Chapter 17: Alcohols and Phenols

17.7 Some reactions of alcohols A. Reactions involving the C-O bond Dehydration to alkenes: E1 mechanism (reactivity: 3° > 2° >> 1°) requires strong acid catalyst (H 2SO 4) water is a much better leaving group than HO-usually follows Zaitzev’s rule OH H 3CCCH 2CH 3 CH 3 H 2SO 4 H 2O, 3THF C H 3C H 3C C CH H H2C C H 23-H 2O 95 Dehydration ... ................
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