Question

Among the following compounds which can be dehydrated very easily?

• A. $ C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}OH $
• B. $ C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}\overset{\begin{smallmatrix} OH \\ | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{2}}}}\,CHC{{H}_{3}} $
• C. $ C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}\overset{\begin{smallmatrix} OH \\ | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ OH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{3}} $
• D. $ C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ C{{H}_{3}} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{CH}}\,C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}OH $

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Dehydration of alcohol is in order $ 1{}^\circ <2{}^\circ <3{}^\circ $ Thus , $ a\text{ }3{}^\circ $ alcohol is dehydrated very easily.