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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question

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Cyclohexanol can be converted into cyclohexene by heating with
Options
A Zn(Hg) and HCl
B Concentrated H2SO4
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C SOCl2
D H2 and Ni
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Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Cyclohexanol is converted to cyclohexene by dehydration using concentrated H2SO4 (or H3PO4) as a dehydrating agent.

Hint

What reagent is used for dehydration of cyclohexanol?

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