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Question
State how the following conversions can be carried out:
Ethyl alcohol to Ethane
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Solution
When concentrated sulphuric acid is added to ethyl alcohol, it causes dehydration to give ethene. Ethene reacts with hydrozen in presence of Ni to give ethane.
\[\ce{C2H5OH ->[Conc.H2SO4][170°] CH2 = CH2 + H2O}\]
\[\ce{CH2 = CH2 + H2 ->[Ni][300°C] CH3 - CH3}\]
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