JEE Main Chemistry question

Formation of diethyl ether from ethanol is based on a **[BCECE 2006]**

(A)Dehydration reactionCorrect
(B)Dehydrogenation reaction
(C)Hydrogenation reaction
(D)Homolytic fission reaction

Answer: (A)

Solution

Heating ethanol with excess ethanol and concentrated at about 140°C proceeds by loss of a water molecule between two ethanol molecules (intermolecular

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