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State how the following conversion can be carried out:
Ethyl alcohol to ethene.
How will you carry out the following conversions?
Ethanol to ethene
Short Answer
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Solution
When concentrated sulphuric acid is added to ethyl alcohol and the mixture is heated to 170°C, it dehydrates ethyl alcohol to give ethene.
\[\ce{\underset{Ethyl alcohol}{C2H5OH} ->[Conc{.} H2SO4][170^\circ C] \underset{Ethene}{CH2 = CH2} + H2O}\]
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