Organic Chemistry (6th Edition)
Organic Chemistry (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9781260119107
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 22.1, Problem 4P
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Interpretation: A stepwise mechanism for the given reaction is to be drawn.

Concept Introduction: In acid-catalyzed dehydration, a saturated compound is converted to an unsaturated compound with the removal of water molecule in the presence of an acid catalyst.

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