When alcohols are dehydrated in the presence of H⁺ and heat, the major product is that formed by removal of -OH from one carbon atom and removal of -H from the neighboring C atom that carries more H atoms.

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The major product is formed by removing the -OH group and the -H from the neighboring carbon atom that results in the more substituted, stable alkene, following Zaitsev's rule.

When Alcohols Are Dehydrated in the Presence of H+ and Heat

When Alcohols Are Dehydrated in the Presence of H⁺ and Heat