JEE Main 2013 Chemistry question
Rate of dehydration of alcohols follows the order:
Answer: (2)
Solution
Acid-catalysed dehydration proceeds via carbocations, so the rate follows carbocation stability: 3° > 2° > 1° > , option (2).
Rate of dehydration of alcohols follows the order:
Acid-catalysed dehydration proceeds via carbocations, so the rate follows carbocation stability: 3° > 2° > 1° > , option (2).