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ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

Dehydration of 2-butanol yields [Guj CET 2004]

Answer: (B)

Solution

Acid-catalysed (H) dehydration of butan-2-ol [CHCHCH(OH)CH] proceeds via a secondary carbocation; loss of a proton from either adjacent carbon

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