Q. The dehydration of 2-methyl butanol with conc. $H_{2}SO_{4}$ gives
A) 2-methyl butane as major product
B) Pentene
C) 2-methyl but-2-ene as major product
D) 2-methyl pent-2-ene
Explanation
(a)
The reaction follows Saytzeff rule which says that during dehydration reaction hydrogen is taken preferably from carbon atom having lesser hydrogen atoms.
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