Elimination Reactions of Alcohols | 12.7 Organic Chemistry

Chad covers the elimination of alcohols using concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4). He shows that elimination occurs via the E1 mechanism for tertiary and secondary alcohols and the E2 mechanism for primary alcohols. Chad also compares and contrasts unimolecular vs bimolecular dehydration and the significance of a temperature difference. Finally, Chad concludes the lesson by showing the Pinacol Rearrangement including the complete mechanism.

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00:00 Lesson Introduction
00:46 Elimination of Alcohols with conc. H2SO4 (including mechanisms)
06:55 Unique Elimination of an Alcohol with Rearrangement
10:12 Unimolecular vs Bimolecular Dehydration of Alcohols
13:52 The Pinacol Rearrangement (including mechanism)

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