Interpretation:
The three
Concept introduction:
>The dehydration of alcohol results in the loss of
The
In case of primary alcohols, only one product is formed, but in case of secondary and tertiary alcohols, there is a possibility of more than one product formation whenthecarbon attached to the
According to Zaitsev rule, the most substituted alkene is the major product.
>If the double bond has different groups attached, then there is a possibility of the formation of stereoisomers as cis and trans forms of the alkene.
>The trans alkene is more stable than cis alkene, hence, a trans alkene is a major product and cis alkene is a minor product.
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