Practice Problem: Mechanism - Acid Catalysis

The video tutorial explains a chemical reaction involving a compound reacting with sulfuric acid. It covers the mechanism in detail, including protonation of the hydroxyl group, formation of a water molecule as a leaving group, and carbocation rearrangement. The tutorial highlights the transformation of a secondary carbocation into a tertiary carbocation through an alkyl shift, leading to the formation of the final product with a π bond.

Describe the carbocation rearrangement step mentioned in the text.

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What are the driving forces behind the rearrangement of the carbocation?

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