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How many potential products are formed? When 4-methyl-4-hydroxylpent-2-ene reacts with conc. Sulfuric acid.
Original post by Rui Jin
How many potential products are formed? When 4-methyl-4-hydroxylpent-2-ene reacts with conc. Sulfuric acid.
Quite a few.
The acid can add across the double bond
The acid can also dehydrate the alcohol
The acid can esterify the alcohol
Some of the are asymmetric and give two products

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