7. 7A Mechanism for Dehydration of ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 7 Secondary and tertiary alcohols: An el Reaction CH CH CH3-C-OH +H CH3-C-OH CH CH CH CH CH3-C-OH2=CH3-C++ H,O CH CH H H-CTH H CH CH3-C+ CH3-C-CH CH3 Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 7 7.7A Mechanism for Dehydration of Secondary and Tertiary Alcohols: An E1 Reaction C CH3 CH3 CH3 OH + H C CH3 CH3 CH3 OH2 C CH3 CH3 CH3 OH2 C CH3 CH3 CH3 + H2O C CH3 C CH3 H H H C CH3 CH2 CH3 H