Question

Name a compound when ethanol is heated in excess of h2so4 at 443 k . Write the chemical reaction of this what is the role of sulphuric acid what happen if hydrogen is added to the product of this reaction in presence of catalyst palladium and nickel

Answer 1

corresponding alkene is produced. cH3 - CHOH gives in presence of conc.H2SO4 - CH2 double bond CH2 .. when hydrogen is added to this product it reduced to form ethane .