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Alcohol upon reaction with protic acids tends to lose a molecule of water to form alkenes. These reactions are known as dehydration of alcohols. Dehydration of alcohols is an example of elimination reaction. It’s rate varies for the primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols. This variation of rate can be attributed to the stability of carbocation generated. Since the carbocation is most stable in case of tertiary alcohols, the rate of dehydration is highest for tertiary alcohols in comparison to secondary and primary alcohols. Dehydration of alchohols follows a three step mechanism:
Mechanism of dehydration of alcohols: Dehydration reaction of alcohols can follow E1 or E2 mechanism. For primary alcohols elimination reaction follows E2 mechanism while for secondary and tertiary alcohols elimination reaction follows E1 mechanism. Generally it follows a three step mechanism. The steps involved are explained below:
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