Alcohol Dehydration (E1) to Form Alkenes: Mechanism + Exam Traps

Master alcohol dehydration (E1): making alkenes from alcohols, predicting Zaitsev products, and spotting rearrangement traps.

• Reaction: Alcohol Dehydration (E1) to Form Alkenes
• What it does: Master alcohol dehydration (E1): making alkenes from alcohols, predicting Zaitsev products, and spotting rearrangement traps.
• Typical reagents: H2SO4, Δ
• Key intermediate: Carbocation
• Driving force: Formation of more stable bonds / products
• Exam type: Predict major product
• Exam type: Mechanism choice
• Exam type: Rearrangements