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On heating with concentrated , 2-methylbutan-2-ol gives mainly

  1. A2-methylbutane
  2. B3-methylbut-1-ene
  3. C2-methylbut-2-ene
  4. D2-methylbut-1-ene

Answer: C

Dehydration goes through the tertiary carbocation and follows Saytzeff's rule, giving the more substituted (more stable) alkene. Loss of H from the carbon gives the trisubstituted 2-methylbut-2-ene, which is favoured over the disubstituted 2-methylbut-1-ene.
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