Question: (a) Write the structures or build molecular models of all the isomeric alcohols having the molecular formula C5H12O. (b) Which one will undergo acid-catalyzed dehydration

(a) Write the structures or build molecular models of all the isomeric alcohols having the molecular formula C5H12O.
(b) Which one will undergo acid-catalyzed dehydration most readily?
(c) Write the structure of the most stable C5H11 carbocation.
(d) Which alkenes may be derived from the carbocation in part (c)?
(e) Which alcohols can yield the carbocation in part (c) by a process involving a hydride shift?
(f) Which alcohols can yield the carbocation in part (c) by a process involving a methyl shift?

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