Which products would be obtained for dehydration of 2-methyl 1-1-cyclohexanol?

Answer 1

4-methylcyclohexene, 3-methylcyclohexene and 1-methylcyclohexene which is the major product because it is trisubstituted as opposed to the first two which are only disubstituted

Answer 2

The dehydration of 4-methylcyclohexanol yields only one product, 4-methylcyclohexene. --Ron Actually, at least three different isomers of methyl cyclohexene are produced. 1 methyl cyclohexene, 3-methyl cyclohexene and 4-methyl cyclohexene. It is a fascinating reaction undergoing a lot of recent study. It is becoming the classic example of the "Evelyn Effect" wherin the proportions of different products of a reaction vary with time as a result of the fact that the rates of the processes generating the different products differ in themselves. See http://ochemonline.pbwiki.com/f/Dehydration_Blog.doc for more information. - GM

Answer 3

A dehydration reaction involves the loss of a water molecule. The products that would be obtained from the dehydration of 2-methyl 1-1-cyclohexanol are 1-methylcyclohexene and 3-methylcyclohexene.

Answer 4

4-methylcyclohexene, 3-methylcyclohexene and 1-methylcyclohexene which is the major product because it is trisubstituted as opposed to the first two which are only disubstituted