which of the following undergoes dehydration more easily
A.primary alcohol
B.Secondary alcohol
C.Tertiary alcohol
D.all undergo dehydration with the same ease
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Primary alcohols are dehydrated easily than secondary and teritary alcohols.
Hence option A is correct.
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Answer:
A) primary alcohol
Explanation:
Dehydration of alcohols involves the formation of a carbocation intermediate.
Higher the stability of carbocation, higher is the ease of dehydration.
The order of stability of carbocation is Tertiary>Secondary>Primary
On dehydration, tertiary alcohol forms tertiary carbocation, secondary alcohol forms secondary alcohol, tertiary alcohol forms tertiary carbocation.
From the figure, we can see that only 2-phenyl-2-butanol is a tertiary phenol. So, it would undergo dehydration most readily.
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