Kaplan Subject Test 5-Orgo
Which of the phrases below best describes the kinetics of the dehydration of 3-methyl-3-hexanol in concentrated (85%) phosphoric acid?
independent of concentration
first order in alcohol, first order overall
first order in acid, first order overall
first order in alcohol, second order overall
Answer: B. Watch out for the acid-catalyzed dehydration reaction!
I've learned a lot from doing orgo subjects tests in the past few days. I got too stuck on looking for the "typical" on this one.
Which of the phrases below best describes the kinetics of the dehydration of 3-methyl-3-hexanol in concentrated (85%) phosphoric acid?
independent of concentration
first order in alcohol, first order overall
first order in acid, first order overall
first order in alcohol, second order overall
Answer: B. Watch out for the acid-catalyzed dehydration reaction!
I've learned a lot from doing orgo subjects tests in the past few days. I got too stuck on looking for the "typical" on this one.