Answer to Question #192651 in Organic Chemistry for yolanda

Question #192651

(s)-2-butanol slowly racemizes into dilute acid solution.propose a mechanism

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In the presence of dilute sulphuric acid, undergoes protonation and subsequent dissociation by an SN1 process to give a 2° carbonation by loss of water.

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