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Dehydration of Methyycylcohexanols and the Evelyn Effect Dehydration of Methyycylcohexanols and the Evelyn Effect Purpose: dehydration of 2-methylcyclohexanol by heating the alcohols in the presence of phosphoric acid. Both alcohols will be mixtures of cis and trans isomers, so either one or both may exhibit and Evelyn Effect. Materials: stirrer, heating device, reaction vessel, stir.