Write mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ether
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The mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ethane involves three steps:
Step 1:- Protonation of ethanol to form ethyl oxonium ion.
Step 2:- Formation of carbocation (rate determining step).
The acid consumed in step 1 is released in step 3.
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