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When heated, 2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanenitrile will lose water to give a mixture of 2-Methylbut-2-enenitrile geometric isomers.

The reaction above shows the pair of geometric isomers being formed in equal amounts, but this is unlikely in practice.

2
         
  +  
  +  
2
H2O
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2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanenitrile     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Z-2-Cyano-2-butene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
E-2-Cyano-2-butene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Decomposition by Heat (Pyrolysis)
Dehydration

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