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Ethers can be prepared by?

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dehydration of acids
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hydrolysis of alkyl halides
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dehydrogenation of alcohols
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dehydration of alcohols
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Solution

The correct option is D dehydration of alcohols
Ethers can be prepared by dehydration of alcohols.
Eg: Ethanol is dehydrated in presence of HSO4 at 413K to give ethoxyethane at 413K . It is a neucliophilic bimolecular reaction (Sn2).

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