JEE Main 20204 SeptemberEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2020
- Date
- 4 September
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Aldehydes and Ketones
JEE Main 2020 · 4 September · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Aldehydes and Ketones
The major product [ R ] in the following sequence of reaction is :
The major product in the following sequence of reaction is :
Options
- A

- B
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- C

- D

Correct answer
C. 
Step-by-step solution
Alcohol upon reaction with protic acids tends to lose a molecule of water to form alkenes. These reactions are known as dehydrogenation or dehydration of alcohols. It is an example of an elimination reaction.The order of the ease of dehydration of alcohols is: tertiary > secondary > primary.