Question
Chemistry Question on Hydrocarbons
The formation of 2-butene as a major product by dehydration of 2-butanol is in accordance with
A
Blanc rule
B
Huckel rule
C
Markiownikoff?s rule
D
Saytzeff?s rule
Answer
Saytzeff?s rule
Explanation
Solution
According to Saytzeff?s rule, in the dehydration of secondary and tertiary alcohols, when there is a possibility of formation of two isomers, the hydrogen atom is preferentially eliminated from the adjacent carbon atom with the fewer number of hydrogen atoms.