CBSE Class 12 Chemistry 2013 Solved Paper

Question : 17 of 30

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Explain the mechanism of the following reaction:

2 {CH}_3-{CH}_2-{OH} {────▸}↙{413 {K}}↖{{{H}^{+}} }

{CH}_3{CH}_2-{O}-{CH}_2-{CH}_3

+{H}_2 {O}

Solution:

2 {CH}_3 {CH}_2 {OH}{─────────▸} ↙ {{C_2H_5OH.410K}\text "(in excess)"}↖{{\text "Heat with "{H}_2 {SO}_4} }

{CH}_3 {CH}_2 {OH}

─O↖{●●}↙{●●}─CH_2CH_3

Mechanism:
Step I:

{H}_2 {SO}_4 ───▸{H}^{+}+{HSO}_4^{-}

Step II:

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