Why does dehydration of 1-butanol, a primary alcohol, yield 3 products? ]

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-15T06:16:31

Do you mean #"1-butanol"# or #"2-butanol"#?

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#"1-butanol"# should only give #"1-butylene"# on dehydration.

#"2-butanol"# could give some #"1-butylene"# on dehydration, but the major product should be #"2-butylene"# as an isomeric mix of cis and trans isomers. That is the dehydration of #"2-butanol"# should give three products.

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