Predict the final product of the following reaction:- CH3−CH2−OH100−1400C−−−−−−−−→Conc.H2SO4P. The product is:
A
CH3−CHO
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B
CH3−CH3
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C
CH3−COOH
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D
H3C−CH2−O−CH2−CH3
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Solution
The correct option is DH3C−CH2−O−CH2−CH3 When two molecule of ethanol reacts with concentrated H2SO4 and dehydration takes place at later stages. So, it forms ether.