A) t-butyl alcohol
B) Neopentyl alcohol
C) Isopropyl alcohol
D) all of these can be dehydrated
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Neopentyl alcohol cannot be dehydrated, as it has no hydrogen atom on a-carbon atom. \[\underset{\text{Neo-pentyl}\,\,\text{alcohol}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{{{C}^{*}}}}}\,}}}\,-C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\,\xrightarrow{conc.\,{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}}\,\text{no}\,\text{reaction}\]
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