Finding acid-catalyzed dehydration products


Assignment:

Q1. Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing acidity, and explain the reasons for your choice of order:
a. Cyclohexanol
b. 4-chlorophenol
c. 2-fluorocyclohexanol
d. 2-nitrophenol

Q2. Show the structure of all possible acid-catalyzed dehydration products of the following. If more than one alkene is possible, predict which ones will be formed in the largest amounts:
a. 1-ethylcyclohexanol
b. 3-methyl-1-3hexanol

Q3. Write an equation for each of these reactions:
a. 3-methyl-2-hexanol + CrO3-, H+
b. 1-pentanol + aqueous NaoH→
c. (CH3)2CHOH + Na→

Q4. Write equations for the best method to prepare each of the following ethers:
a. (CH3)2CHCH2OCH2CH2CH3
b. CH3CH2OCH2CH3

Q5. Give the structure of this product:
CH2=OCCH3 1. → LialH4 2. → H2O, H+

Q6. Complete the following equations:
a. CH3CH2=oCNHCH2CH3 → LialH4
b. CH3CH2I+(CH3)2NH →

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