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3,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol losses a molecule...

3,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol losses a molecule of water in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid to give tertramethylethylene as a major product. Suggest a suitable mechanism.

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`CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)C-underset(OH)underset(|)(CH)-CH_(3)underset(Delta)overset("Conc."H_(2)SO_(4))rarrunderset("(major product)")(CH_(3)-overset(CH_(3))overset(|)C=overset(CH_(3))overset(|)C-CH_(3))+H_(2)O`
Mechanism of above reaction is represented as follows:
`CH_(3)-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)C-underset(OH)underset(|)(CH)-CH_(3)overset(H^+)rarrCH_(3)-underset(CH_(3)^(+))underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)C-underset(CH_(2))underset(|)(CH)-CH_(3)`
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