Assertion: The ease of dehydration of the following alcohols is Reason: Alcohols lea4ing to conjugated alkenes are dehydrated to a greater extent.

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Assertion: The ease of dehydration of the following alcohols is <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/fdc77207bc3a7cb6f53abb0f27dc2b40-.png" /> Reason: Alcohols lea4ing to conjugated alkenes are dehydrated to a greater extent. (A) If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion (B) If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (C) If Assertion is true but Reason is false (D) If both Assertion and Reason are false

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Phenol is least reactive towards dehydration due to resonance stabilization.

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-cyclohexenol undergoes dehydration more readily as it gives conjugated alkene. (Alcohols leading to conjugated alkenes are dehydrated more readily).

Q. Assertion: The ease of dehydration of the following alcohols is Reason: Alcohols lea4ing to conjugated alkenes are dehydrated to a greater extent.

If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion

If Assertion is true but Reason is false

If both Assertion and Reason are false

Phenol is least reactive towards dehydration due to resonance stabilization. 2-cyclohexenol undergoes dehydration more readily as it gives conjugated alkene. (Alcohols leading to conjugated alkenes are dehydrated more readily).

Q. Assertion: The ease of dehydration of the following alcohols is

Reason: Alcohols lea4ing to conjugated alkenes are dehydrated to a greater extent.

Phenol is least reactive towards dehydration due to resonance stabilization.
$2$ -cyclohexenol undergoes dehydration more readily as it gives conjugated alkene. (Alcohols leading to conjugated alkenes are dehydrated more readily).