IntroductionA dehydration reaction of an alcohol results in an alkene. This type of reaction requires an alcohol‚ an acid catalyst and heat. Generally strong concentrated acids‚ like sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid‚ are used as the acid catalyst.The acid catalyst protonates the alcohol‚ to make a much better leaving group. Weakest bases make the best leaving groups‚ so once the alcohol is protonated the leaving group leaves and produces in a carbocation and water. In order to form the double bond
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Running Head: DEHYDRATION IN HUMAN FACTORS Dehydration in Human Factors Allan Gorge Abstract Dehydration is an insidious disorder that plays a potentially deadly role in aviation and other aviation related specialties. We’ll take a look at the body’s composition of water‚ and the physiology of water loss and intake. We’ll also cover the different classifications of dehydration and there signs and symptoms. The dangers of dehydration in the role of
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From the table‚ the result of dehydration of secondary alcohol is expected‚ and it undergoes E1 elimination. As supposed in the theory and mechanism‚ because elimination can occur both sides of secondary carbocation‚ so there are three products: 1-butene‚ trans-2-butene and cis-2-butene with three peaks. The main product is trans-2-butene‚ because it is the most stable compound. However‚ the result of dehydration of primary alcohol is not expected. It is supposed to form only one product‚ 1-butene
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1999 Adipic Acid (98/99-3) Currently operating commercial production processes for adipic acid depend on the production or purchase of KA oil (a mixture of cyclohexanone‚ the ketone or K component‚ and cyclohexanol‚ the alcohol or A component)‚ or of pure cyclohexanol‚ and its subsequent oxidation in solution to adipic acid using an excess of strong nitric acid. This report deals with KA oil/cyclohexanol production by various routes‚ followed by the common step of nitric acid oxidation. KA
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4-Methylcyclohexene and to gain experience using an IR spectroscopy to characterize the product of the reaction in favor of equilibrium. B. Results and Discussion: C. Experimental: 24 mL of 4-methylcyclohexanol‚ 5mL of phosphoric acid‚ and 1mL of concentrated sulfuric acid was added to a 250 mL round bottom flask and mixed thoroughly with a magnetic stirrer. A simple distillation set up was installed with a 250mL round bottom flask‚ jack‚ stirrer‚ heating mantle‚ and variac. The solution was
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Experiment 2: Dehydration of an Alcohol: Distillation and Gas Chromatography Preparation of Methylcyclohexenes Purpose: The basic purpose of this experiment is to carry out the dehydration of an alcohol and isolate the reaction products by distillation. Gas Chromatography will be utilized to analyze the reaction mixture. Table of Reagents: Compound (g) Molecular Weight (g/mol) Grams (g) Moles 6 mL of 2-methylcyclohexanol (C7H14O) 114.19 g/mol 6 mL x 0.943g = 5.66 g 1 mL 5.66 g x
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determination and competitive mindsets are what they thrive on. However‚ human’s bodies are not supernatural and if runners do not properly treat their bodies‚ then a good race time is the least of their worries. Dehydration seems to be a common issue found among runners. “Dehydration is what causes runners to experience headaches‚ cramps‚ and dizziness during their workouts” (Chock‚ 2014). According to the website‚ runnersworld.com‚“the lack of fluids can make or great your workout.” That most
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______________________________________ Date: ________________________ Student Exploration: Dehydration Synthesis Vocabulary: carbohydrate‚ chemical formula‚ dehydration synthesis‚ disaccharide‚ glucose‚ hydrolysis‚ monosaccharide‚ polysaccharide‚ valence Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. If you exercise on a hot day‚ you need to worry about dehydration. In this context‚ what do you think dehydration means? When you are exercising in the heat you will sweat a lot. The sweat
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by everyday pollution from houses‚ factories‚ cars‚ and etc. This is the concept of acid rain‚ which according to EPA.gov is a broad term referring to a mixture of wet and dry deposition from the atmosphere containing higher than normal amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids. Acid rain isn’t just rain‚ its forms like hail or snow‚ which is wet deposition‚ and smoke or dust‚ which is dry deposition. The effects of acid rain are quite terrifying bringing all types of problems to the Earth‚ for example
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STUDIES ON DEHYDRATION OF CURRY LEAVES B. K. Sakhale‚ A.S. Nandane A.R. Tapre and R.C. Ranveer ABSTRACT The curry leaves (Murraya koenigii)‚ one of green leafy vegetable was obtained from local vegetable market of Aurangabad city. These curry leaves were washed and blanched in hot water containing 0.1 per cent magnesium oxide. The treated leaves were then dried in different drying conditions like direct sun drying‚ shade drying and tray drying. The dried leaves were analyzed for their nutritional
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