Q. Dehydration of alcohol usually goes by
A) E1 mechanism
B) E2 mechanism
C) E1 cb mechanism
D) $S_{N}2$ mechanism
Explanation
(a)
Alcohols undergo dehydration usually by $E1$ mechanism. This is because elimination is preferred in case of tertiary alcohols, $e.g.,$
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