Organic Chemistry As a Second Language, 3e: First Semester Topics

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Chapter 10 - Elimination Reactions - 10.4 The Regiochemical Outcome Of An E1 Reaction - Problems - Page 234: 10.9

Answer

Products of E1 reaction of the alcohol with strong acid are shown below.

Work Step by Step

E1 reaction is a two-step process. The mechanism is shown below. The first step of E1 reaction is the formation of a carbocation intermediate. We need a good leaving group and because OH is a terrible leaving group OH is first protonated to give a better leaving group.
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