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3. Dehydration reaction-
On heating ethanol at 443 K with excess of concentrated sulphuric acid, it results in
thedehydration of ethanol to give ethenewith the liberation of water.
The concentrated sulphuric acidacts as a dehydrating agent which removes water
from ethanol.
Example- Propanol to Propene-
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