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A reaction was performed in which 3.7 g of cyclohexanol was reacted with an acid catalyst to obtain 2.6 g of cyclohexene. calculate the theoretical yield for this reaction.

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Answer:- 3.0 g

Solution:- Cyclohexanol gives cyclohexene on acid catalysis. Water molecule is actually given out in the reaction.


cyclohexanol\overset{acid}{\rightarrow}cyclohexene+H_2O

There is 1:1 mole ratio between cyclohexanol and cyclohexene. Let's calculate the theoretical yield of cyclohexene using stoichiometry as:


3.7gcyclohexanol((1moleCyclohexanol)/(100.16gCyclohexanol))((1moleCyclohexene)/(1moleCyclohexanol))((82.14gCyclohexene)/(1moleCyclohexene))

= 3.0 g Cyclohexene

Therefore, the theoretical yield of cyclohexene is 3.0 g.


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