Which amongst the following will be most readily dehydrated under acidic conditions?
Option 1 (Structure Missing)
Option 2 (Structure Missing)
Option 3 (Structure Missing)
Option 4
The dehydration of alcohols under acidic conditions proceeds via an E1 mechanism involving the formation of a carbocation intermediate. The rate-determining step is the formation of this carbocation. Therefore, the alcohol that forms the most stable carbocation will be the most readily dehydrated.
Reactivity Order:
Option 4 likely contains a structure that yields a stable tertiary carbocation or one stabilized by resonance, making it the most reactive.
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