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The mechanism of dehydration of alcohol to give an alkene involves formation of

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The dehydration reaction of alcohols to generate alkene proceeds by heating the alcohols in the presence of a strong acid, such as sulfuric or phosphoric acid, at high temperatures. The required range of reaction temperature decreases with increasing substitution of the hydroxy-containing carbon: ... 3° alcohols: 25°– 80°C.