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Dehydration of an alcohol - which products?
« on: May 04, 2014, 05:37:29 AM »
Hi all

I'm struggling a bit to understanding this dehydration reaction.

In a problem I'm asked to predict the product(s) of the following reaction: 

Apparently the top left product is the major product, but I don't see why the product under it isn't the major product.

Is it formed at all?

If it is formed - isn't it the most highly substituted? (zaitsev's rule)

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Re: Dehydration of an alcohol - which products?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2014, 07:16:08 AM »
I think Zaitsev is more for alkaline substitution. I think more Hofmann is working here and I beleave the products one and third major.

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