Ethanol, when heated with excess conc. H2SO4 at 443K undergoes ________.
Intramolecular dehydration
Ethanol, when heated with excess conc. H2SO4 at 443K undergoes intramolecular dehydration (i.e. removal of water within a molecule of ethanol) to give ethene.
CH3CH2OHConc.H2SO4−−−−−−−→443KCH2=CH2+H2O
Ethanol Ethene