Write the mechanism of acid catalysed dehydration of ethanol to diethyl ether.
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The mechanism of the reaction involves the following three step: Step 1: Proptonation of ethene to form carbocation by electrophilic attack of H3O+. Step 2: Nucleophilic attack of water on carbocation. Step 3: Deprotonation to form an ethanol.
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