Question

Out of butan-1-ol and butan-2-ol, which will be more acidic and why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

As the basicity of butan-2-ol is higher than that of butan-1-ol it can give olefins as the major product, through an E1 mechanism even on AlPO(N) weak acid sites. ... On the other hand, the activity of butan-1-ol dehydration passes by a maximum for an intermediate nitrogen content