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Q42.When neopentyl alcohol is heated with an acid, it slowly converted into an 85 : 15 mixture of alkenes A and B, respectively. What are these alkenes? (1) (2) (3) (4) Q43. [P] on treatment with Br2 / FeBr3 in CCl4 produced a single isomer C8H7O2 Br wile heating [P] with sodalime gives toluene. The compound [P] is: (1) (2) (3) (4)

What This Question Tests

This question tests a comprehensive understanding of alcohol dehydration, including the formation of unstable primary carbocations, subsequent Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements, and the application of Zaitsev's rule for product distribution.

Concepts Tested

Dehydration of alcohols (E1 mechanism)Carbocation rearrangement (1,2-methyl shift)Zaitsev's rule

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