Essential Organic Chemistry, Global Edition
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Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
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Chapter 9, Problem 42P
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Interpretation:
The reason should be explained for why when (S)-2-butanol is heated with sulfuric acid gives racemic mixture.
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Racemization:
Alcohol is treated with strong acid like sulfuric acid which forms stable carbocation and it can undergo addition reaction to form a racemic mixture.
Carbocation: it is carbon ion that bears a positive charge on it.
Primary carbocation < secondary carbocation < tertiary carbocation
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