Sunday, November 13, 2011

Please help with Organic Chemistry dehydration mechanism!!!?

The molecular formula of the compound is C9H18O. It is a cyclic pentane and on one of its carbons there are two branches. One branch is an ethyl group (-CH2CH3) and the other is -CH(OH)CH3. I have NO idea how to name this compound, let alone show the step-by-step mechanism for the dehydration reaction between it and aqueous sulfuric acid. Please help!!!!

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