write the mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ethene
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The mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ethene involves the following three steps: ... Elimination of a proton to form ethene: The acid consumed in step 1 is released in Step 3. After the formation of ethene, it is removed to shift the equilibrium in a forward direction.
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The mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ethene is shown above.First step is the protonation of oxygen atom of −OH group.Second step is the loss of a molecule of water to form carbonium ion.Last step is deprotonation to form carbon carbon double bond.
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