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Ocr chemistry new specification

1) Identify the organic products formed when 2-methylcyclohexanol undergoes dehydration .

2) A compound with formula Cn H2n +2 O when fully oxidised forms a compound CnH2n+1 O
CnH2n+2 O is likely to be :-
a ) primary alcohol
b) secondary alcohol
c) an aldehyde
d) a ketone

Please HELP !!

Reply 1

hizzbani

The first one it's 3 methyl cyclohexene, dehydrate it to remove OH group from one carbon and H from the other. For the second it's likely to be a primary alcohol, because it forms a carbxylic acid as well as an aldehyde, consider revising as this is quite basic.