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Give the mechanism of dehydration alcohols. |
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Answer» Solution :`to` The mechanism TAKES place in three steps as follows: `to` Step-1 : Formation of protonated alchohol. Step-2 : Formation of CARBOCATION : It is the slowest step and HENCE, the rate determining step of the reaction. Step-3 : Formation of ethene by elimination of a proton. `to` The acid used in step-1 is released in step-3. To drive the equilibrium to the RIGHT. The ethene is removed as it is formed. |
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