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Synthesis of Ethers

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Why is the preparation of ether by acid catalysed dehydration of secondary alcohol not a suitable method ?

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Acid catalysed dehydration of secondary and tertiary alcohols is avoided as they form their respective alkene as their major product due to the steric hindrance.
Reason: the nucleophilic attack by the alcohol on the protonated alcohol molecule is absent.

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