CBSE Class 12 Chemistry 2013 Solved Paper

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Question : 17
Total: 30
Explain the mechanism of the following reaction:2CH3CH2OH
H+
413K
CH3CH2OCH2CH3 +H2O
Solution:  
2CH3CH2OH
Heat with H2SO4
C2H5OH.410K(in excess)
CH3CH2OH
O
C
H2
C
H3

Mechanism:
Step I: H2SO4H++HSO4
Step II:
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