Engineering
Chemistry
Alkene
Chemical Reactions of Alcohols
Question
Writer the mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ethene.
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Solution
Step 1 involves the Protonation of Ethanol by acid
Step 2 is the rate determining step where carbocation is formed.
In Step 3, a proton is eliminated to form Ethene. Here, the acid consumed in the first step is released.
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