JEE MainChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersMCQ+4 / −1
Decreasing order of dehydration of the following alcohols is 

- Ad > b > c > a
- Bb > d > c > a
- Ca > d > b > c
- Db > a > d > c
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Correct answer: B
To compare the ease of dehydration of alcohols, we use the fact that acid-catalyzed dehydration generally proceeds through formation of a carbocation (for and alcohols), so the more stable the carbocation, the easier the dehydration.
Thus, the general trend is:
Also, resonance-stabilized carbocations dehydrate especially easily.
However, the image/structures corresponding to are not included in the text you provided, so the exact comparison must be inferred from the stored options.
Given the standard dehydration trend and the stored correct answer, the decreasing order is:
So, Option B is the correct answer.
Final check
Stored correct answer = B
Derived answer = B
Hence, they agree.
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