Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Write the mechanism of the following reaction :
\[\ce{C2H5OH->[H2SO4][443K]CH2=CH2 + H2O}\]
Advertisements
उत्तर
Mechanism: Dehydration of ethanol
Step 1: Formation of Protonated alcohol
Step 2: Formation of carbocation(slow step)
Step 3: Formation of ethane
संबंधित प्रश्न
How do you convert the following:
Ethanol to Propan-2-ol
Give simple chemical test to distinguish between Ethanol and Phenol.
Wood spirit is known as acetone:
What is denatured alcohol?
Out of 2-chloroethanol and ethanol which is more acidic and why?
The carbon-oxygen bond in phenol is slightly stronger than that in methanol. Why?
Match the items of column I with items of column II.
| Column I | Column II | |
| (i) | Methanol | (a) Conversion of phenol to o-hydroxysalicylic acid |
| (ii) | Kolbe’s reaction | (b) Ethyl alcohol |
| (iii) | Williamson’s synthesis | (c) Conversion of phenol to salicylaldehyde |
| (iv) | Conversion of 2° alcohol to ketone | (d) Wood spirit |
| (v) | Reimer-Tiemann reaction | (e) Heated copper at 573 K |
| (vi) | Fermentation | (f) Reaction of alkyl halide with sodium alkoxide |
If the starting material is 1-methyl-1,2-epoxy cyclopentane, of absolute configuration, decide which one compound correctly represents the product of its reaction with sodium methoxide in methanol.
Convert the following Ethanal to ethanol.
3, 3-dimethyl-1-butene was subject to following reactions:
