What Major Alkene Product Is Produced?
What Major Alkene Product Is Produced? The more stable (major) alkene product is 1-methylcyclohexene and the minor product is 3-methylcyclohexene. The initially formed 2° carbocation undergoes a methyl shift to form a more stable 3° carbocation, which loses a proton to form 1,2-dimethylcyclohexane as the major product. Why is methylcyclohexene a major product? According to