Interpretation:
The structures of all possible organic products that can form when the alcohol 2,3-dimethyl-3-pentanol undergoes dehydration has to be drawn.
Concept Introduction:
Dehydration reaction is the loss of water from a single reactant. Alcohol undergoes dehydration reaction to form
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