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The final product is cyclohexene.

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Step 1: Cyclohexanol reacts with PBr3\text{PBr}_3 to form bromocyclohexane via substitution of the -OH\text{-OH} group by -Br\text{-Br}.

Step 2: Bromocyclohexane undergoes elimination reaction with alcoholic KOH\text{KOH} (dehydrohalogenation) to form cyclohexene.

Structure of cyclohexene: C1=CCCCC1\text{C1=CCCCC1}

Cyclohexanol: C1CCCCC1O\text{C1CCCCC1O}

Bromocyclohexane: C1CCCCC1Br\text{C1CCCCC1Br}

Cyclohexene: C1=CCCCC1\text{C1=CCCCC1}