What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A)1
B)2
C)3

Question

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? 
A)1 
B)2 
C)3

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The given reaction is a dehydration reaction of an alcohol. When an alcohol is treated with a strong acid (in this case, sulfuric acid) and heated, it eliminates a water molecule to form an alkene. Therefore, the major organic product obtained from this reaction would be an alkene. In this case, the alkene would have two carbon atoms and a double bond between them, which corresponds to choice 1.

What Is the Major Organic Product Obtained from the Following