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MHT CET Chemistry question

ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersMHT CET

Place the following alcohols in decreasing order of rate of dehydration with conc. : 1. 2. 3. 4.

Answer: (A)

Solution

Ease of dehydration is tertiary > secondary > primary, and among the tertiary alcohols 4 gives the more stable, more substituted carbocation/alkene

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