Give reasons why neopentyl alcohol on dehydration of alcohol gives 2 methyl 2 butene
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because it form a stable tertiary carbocation and after it it undergoes elimination.
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When neopentyl alcohol react with any dehydrating agent then the attached -oh group is remobed from the chain along with beta-hydogen...
But if we see the beta carbon dont have any H atom and there the compound undergoes rearrangement
And the product which is obtained is 2 methyl-2-butene...
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