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Acid Catalyzed Dehydration of Alcohols Flashcards

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1
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Mechanism?

A

Acid(H3O+) protonates the OH group to produce the H2O leaving group

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2
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Products

A

Alkene and water

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3
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E1 for ______ reactions

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2° and 3°…

Fast,slow,fast

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4
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E2 for _____ reactions

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1°…

Fast, slow

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5
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Easy alternative with NO carbocation rearrangements?

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Only for 1° and 2° alcohols:
Use POCl3(becomes leaving group) and pyridine
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Reactants

A

An alcohol
Acid (H2SO4)
Heat

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7
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Which can produce a carbocation/hydride shift

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H2SO4 acid way

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