Dehydration of which type of alcohol can never result in a mixture of products?
A) 1°
B) 2°
C) 3°
D) None, mixtures can be obtained from any of these.

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Primary (1°) alcohols, when dehydrated, typically undergo E2 elimination to form a single alkene product, as there is usually only one β-hydrogen available to be eliminated, leading to a less complex mixture of products compared to secondary (2°) and tertiary (3°) alcohols, which can form multiple alkenes due to the presence of more than one β-hydrogen.

Dehydration of Which Type of Alcohol Can Never Result in a Mixture