The dehydration of 2-methyl butanol with conc. H_2SO_4 gives

MHT CET Chemistry question

The dehydration of 2-methyl butanol with conc. gives

(A)2-methyl butene as major product
(B)pentene
(C)2-methyl but-2-ene as major productCorrect
(D)2-methyl pent-2-ene

Answer: (C)

Solution

Dehydration of 2-methylbutan-1-ol proceeds through a carbocation that rearranges by hydride shift to the tertiary cation, and loss of a proton following Saytzeff's rule gives the most substituted

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