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jrpestana

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Best alcohol to use..A-C dehydration
« on: June 11, 2005, 04:09:06 PM »

Greetings (my first post  :))

I am currently enrolled in Organic Chem I 5-week 5-credit course :o
and was hoping to get help with the following lab question.  

What would be the best alcohol to use in an acid catalyzed dehydration to prepare 1,3-dimethylcyclopentene?

Your help is greatly appreciated. JR

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Re:Best alcohol to use..A-C dehydration
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2005, 04:30:18 AM »
A bit vague. I need more info.
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jrpestana

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Re:Best alcohol to use..A-C dehydration
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2005, 10:45:35 AM »
It's a Dehydration of Alcohol lad experiment... I could not figure out what direction to take the question in, but could they just be asking primary, secondary or tertiary alcohol? Help is appreciated. Thanks for the reply.
« Last Edit: June 12, 2005, 10:46:35 AM by jrpestana »
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Re:Best alcohol to use..A-C dehydration
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2005, 11:21:30 AM »
I think the most suitable one is 2,5-dimethylcyclopentanol.

Remember, stereochemistry is also involved.
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Re:Best alcohol to use..A-C dehydration
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2005, 04:13:40 PM »
Quote from: Winga on June 12, 2005, 11:21:30 AM
I think the most suitable one is 2,5-dimethylcyclopentanol.

I agree.
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Re:Best alcohol to use..A-C dehydration
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2005, 08:25:29 PM »

Thanks guys for your help...greatly appreciated.
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