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Write the structures of the two alkenes obtained when 2-butanol is heated with excess of concentrated `H_2SO_4`.
Which is obtained predominantly ?

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Stability due to hyperconjugation is higher in case of but-2-ene compared to that of but-1-ene. So, but-2-ene is obtained predominantly.
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