MCQ
Optically active $ 2-$ octanol rapidly loses its optical activity when exposed to
- ✓dilute acid
- Bdilute base
- Clight
- Dhumidity
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
dilute acid
a
dehydration of alcohol takes place in dil. acid and alkene is produced which shows $G.I.$
dehydration of alcohol takes place in dil. acid and alkene is produced which shows $G.I.$
$\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}
2\,-\,oc\tan ol \\
(optically\,\,active)
\end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\begin{matrix}
C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{*}{\mathop{C}}\,H-{{(C{{H}_{2}})}_{5}}-C{{H}_{3}} \\
|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \\
:\underset{\scriptscriptstyle\centerdot\centerdot}{O}H\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \\
\end{matrix}}}\,$$\xrightarrow{{dil\,.\,acid}}\,C{H_3} - CH = CH - {(C{H_2})_4} - C{H_3}$
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