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What would happen if you try to dehydrate oleic acid with p2o5?
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Dehydrating oleic acid with P2O5 would result in the formation of an alkene, specifically octadec-9-ene. This is because P2O5 acts as a strong dehydrating agent, removing water from the carboxylic acid group and the adjacent carbon atom, leading to the formation of a double bond.
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