Ethylene glycol, a major component of antifreeze, becomes especially poisonous when it is oxidized by the liver. Draw two oxidation products that could be derived from ethylene glycol.

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1. Ethylene glycol, a major component of antifreeze, becomes especially poisonous when it is oxidized by the liver. Draw two oxidation products that could be derived from ethylene glycol.
2.When 2-methyl-1-butanol is dehydrated in an acid medi- um to an alkene, it yelds mainly 2-methyl-2-butene rather than 2-methyl-1-butene. This indicates that the dehydra- tion to an alkene is at least a two-step reaction. Suggest a mechanism to explain the reaction.

 

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