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Which of the following alcohol gives the best yield of dialky ether on being heated with a trace of sulphuric acid ?

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Pentan-2-ol
Cyclopentanol
2-Methyl butan-2-ol
Pentan-1-ol

Solution :PRIMARY alcohol (penton-1-ol) READILY forms ETHERS when HEATED with conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` and gives best yield.


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