Suppose you carried out two reactions in sequence. In the first reaction you hydrated 1-hexene and in the second reaction you dehydrated the product(s) of the first reaction? Which of the following would be the major final product?
A) 1-hexene
B) 2-hexene
C) 3-hexene
D) none of the above

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Hydration of 1-hexene forms 2-hexanol as the major product due to Markovnikov's rule. Dehydration of 2-hexanol typically leads to the formation of the more stable alkene, which is 2-hexene.

Suppose You Carried Out Two Reactions in Sequence