(a) Give the general and specific names for the intermediate formed in the slow step. (A) Explain why dehydration proceeds in acid but not in base. 1. In terms of TS theory, with the aid of an...

(a) Give the general and specific names for the intermediate formed in the slow step. (A) Explain why dehydration proceeds in acid but not in base.

1. In terms of TS theory, with the aid of an enthalpy diagram, account for the relationship of the relative reactivities of RCH₂
OH, R₂
CHOH, and R₃
COH and the stabilities of the intermediate carbocations.