When optically pure 2, 3-dimethyl-2-pentanol was subjected to dehydration, a mixture of two alkenes was obtained. Hydrogenation

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When optically pure 2, 3-dimethyl-2-pentanol was subjected to dehydration, a mixture of two alkenes was obtained. Hydrogenation of this alkene mixture gave 2, 3-dimethylpentane, which was 50% optically pure. What were the two alkenes formed in the elimination reaction, and what were the relative amounts of each?
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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