▶Explain the mechanism of Dehydration of Alcohol
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DEHYDRATION OF ALCOHOL: It is one of the method for the prepration of Alkene from ALCOHOL. It follows E1 elimination reaction.
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Mechanism of the dehydration of alcohol into alkene
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However,the general idea behind each dehydration reaction is that the -OH group in the alcohol donates two electrons to H+ from the acid reagent, forming an alkyloxonium ion. This ion acts as a very good leaving group which leaves to form a a carbocation.
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