1. Draw the structures of all alkenyl side products that could be formed by dehydra- tion of 2-methyl-2-butanol by an El mechanism. 2. Propose a mechanism for the formation of the alkene side products. 3. Record the physical properties of each alkene side product that could form in this reaction. 4. Write a flow scheme for the workup procedure of the reaction mixture for this experiment. 5. Explain where the alkenyl side products are removed in the experimental procedure. 6. What is the purpose of using sodium bicarbonate in the workup procedure of this reaction? Write an equation for the reaction. lodools ne mo bilerd le Experimental Procedure om ly n gi

1. Draw the structures of all alkenyl side products that could be formed by dehydra- tion of 2-methyl-2-butanol by an El mechanism. 2. Propose a mechanism for the formation of the alkene side products. 3. Record the physical properties of each alkene side product that could form in this reaction. 4. Write a flow scheme for the workup procedure of the reaction mixture for this experiment. 5. Explain where the alkenyl side products are removed in the experimental procedure. 6. What is the purpose of using sodium bicarbonate in the workup procedure of this reaction? Write an equation for the reaction. lodools ne mo bilerd le Experimental Procedure om ly n gi

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