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Chapter 8, Problem 61P
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The starting material, which gives the desired product through the given defined reaction on working backward, is to be deduced.
Concept introduction:
Acid catalyzed dehydration is a reaction in which the alcohol is converted into
Elimination reaction: A reaction in which two substituent groups present on adjacent positions are detached and a double bond is formed.
Nucleophilic substitution reaction: A reaction, in which one of the hydrogens of a hydrocarbon, or a
A nucleophile is a molecule or atom with negative charge or a lone pair of electrons.
The reaction in which the halide group is removed through elimination reaction to form the alkene is called dehydrohalogenation.
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