Ethanol undergoes dehydration by heating it with concentrated
H2SO4 at 443 K Aspirin possesses
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Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Secondary and tertiary alcohols are dehydrated under milder
conditions For example
Thus, the relative ease of dehydration of alcohols follows the
following order:
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
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The mechanism of dehydration of ethanol involves the following steps:
Mechanism
Step 1: Formation of protonated alcohol