Question

Ethyl alcohol is is heated with alumina?

Answer 1

On heating ethyl alchohal with alumina at 350 degree celcius, we get

(a) ethene

 

Ethyl alcohol heated at 350 degreeC in the presence of alumina catalyst undergoes dehydration to produce ethylene (or ethene). This process of preparing ethylene from ethyl alcohol is called Ipatieff’s process.

   Heat, 350

CH3CH2OH --------------------> CH2=CH2 + H2O

Ethyl alcohol  Alumina catalyst   Ethylene

Answer 2

Ethyl alcohol heated at 350 degree in the presence of alumina catalyst undergoes dehydration to produce ethylene(or ethene) this process of preparing ethylene form ethyl alcohol is called Ipatieff's process

CH3CH2OH--------CH2=CH2+H2O