ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 7 7.7C A Mechanism for Dehydration of Primary Alcohols: An E2 Reaction H fast H OH +H-A C—C-OH2+A HH HH H H SlOW C=C、+H-A+H2O A OH2= H HH Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 7 7.7C A Mechanism for Dehydration of Primary Alcohols: An E2 Reaction C H C H OH H + H A fast C H C H OH2 H + A C H C H OH2 H A + slow C C H H + H A + H2O