JEE Main Chemistry question

The major product in the reaction of PhCH_2CH(OH)CH(CH_3)_2 with concentrated is

(A)The *trans* alkene, with the phenylmethyl and methyl groups *trans*Correct
(B)The corresponding *cis* alkene isomer
(C) (rearranged skeleton alkene)
(D)An ether formed by intermolecular condensation

Answer: (A)

Solution

Acid-catalysed dehydration proceeds through a carbocation and loses a -hydrogen to give the alkene; the more stable, less sterically strained (*trans*) alkene, with the

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