Question

The rate-determining step in the acid-catalyzed dehydration of 2-methylcyclohexanol results in the formation of what type of intermediate?

Answer 1

1-methylcyclohexene which is the major intermediate product

Step-by-step explanation:

The rate-determining step of a chemical reaction is often the slowest step of a series of steps in that reaction. This step often determines the overall speed of the overall reaction.

In the acid catalysed dehydration of 2-methylcyclohexanol, the intermediate step, which is the rate determining step, produces 1-methylcyclohexene, an unsaturated cycloalkene (which is more stable) with the loss of water.

Answer 2

The rate determining step depends on the

Step-by-step explanation:

The rate determining step depends on the mechanism of the reaction. If it proceeds by E1 reaction mechanism, it produces 1-methylcyclohexene while the E3 reaction mechanism gives 3-methylcyclohexene. The rate determining step for E1 is an intermediate that is formed when protonation of the hydroxyl group occurs to form H3O+ followed by electrophilic attack on the carbocation formed to absorb the hydrogen making the carbon atom -CH2 and forming a double bond between.

The E3 mechanism is similar only that the attack on the carbon atom is done at the -C3 instead of -C1.