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nitisha:
When optically pure 2,3-dimethyl-2-butanol was subjected to dehydration, a mixture of 2 alkenes was obtained.   HYdrogeneation of these alkenes gave 2,3-dimethylbutane which was 50% optically pure. What were the 2 alkenes formed in the elimination reaction and what were the relative amounts of each?

I'm stuck at the beginning  :-[ someone please help.

movies:
Umm...are you sure the question is right?  2,3-Dimethyl-2-butanol isn't chiral so the question doesn't really make sense.

GCT:
Since the final product is 2,3-dimethylbutane we know that the disubstitued alkene was the major or sole product formjed, either in cis or in trans...you figure out the rest.


--- Quote ---Umm...are you sure the question is right?  2,3-Dimethyl-2-butanol isn't chiral so the question doesn't really make sense.
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The molecule has two chiral centers.

Mitch:
The molecule has no chiral centers. Molecule is attached.

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