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Author: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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**Prompt:** Give the major and minor products of the following reaction and identify each and name each.

**Diagram Explanation:**

The reaction involves a dehydration process, where the starting material is an alcohol. The structure shows a branched carbon chain with an OH group attached to the central carbon. The reaction is carried out in the presence of sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) as a dehydrating agent, under heat (indicated by "D" for delta, meaning heat is applied).

**Chemical Reaction Explanation:**

- The alcohol undergoes an elimination reaction where the hydroxyl group (OH) is removed, along with a hydrogen atom from an adjacent carbon, leading to the formation of an alkene.
- The major product will typically follow Zaitsev's Rule, resulting in the more substituted (stable) alkene as the major product.
- The minor product will be the less substituted alkene.

Therefore, in this reaction, students are expected to identify and draw both the major and minor alkenes formed, naming each one according to IUPAC nomenclature.
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Transcribed Image Text:**Question 2:** **Prompt:** Give the major and minor products of the following reaction and identify each and name each. **Diagram Explanation:** The reaction involves a dehydration process, where the starting material is an alcohol. The structure shows a branched carbon chain with an OH group attached to the central carbon. The reaction is carried out in the presence of sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) as a dehydrating agent, under heat (indicated by "D" for delta, meaning heat is applied). **Chemical Reaction Explanation:** - The alcohol undergoes an elimination reaction where the hydroxyl group (OH) is removed, along with a hydrogen atom from an adjacent carbon, leading to the formation of an alkene. - The major product will typically follow Zaitsev's Rule, resulting in the more substituted (stable) alkene as the major product. - The minor product will be the less substituted alkene. Therefore, in this reaction, students are expected to identify and draw both the major and minor alkenes formed, naming each one according to IUPAC nomenclature.
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