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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 7. Alcohol, phenol and ethers

Rate of dehydration of alcohols follows the order

  1. A \(2^o > 1^o >CH_3OH >3^o\)
  2. B \(3^o > 2^o > 1^o > CH_3OH\)
  3. C \(2^o> 3^o > 1^o > CH_3OH\)
  4. D \(CH_3OH > 1^o >2^o > 3^o\)
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(B) \(3^o > 2^o > 1^o > CH_3OH\)

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The order of dehydration among three type of alcohols is \(3^o > 2^o > 1^o > CH_3OH\). This behaviour is related to the relative stabilities of carbocations \((3^o > 2^o > 1^o)\).
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