What happens when ethanol is heated with concentrated H2SO4 at 443 K Give the chemical reaction - Science - Carbon and its Compounds

Question

What happens when ethanol is heated with concentrated H2SO4 at
443 K? Give the
chemical reaction

Bhupendra · Accepted Answer

When ETHANOL heated at 443 K with excess conc sulphuric
acid ethanol
dehydrates to form ethene along with water
CH3CH2OH-----(Hot conc
H2SO4)------- C2H4+
H2O

What happens when ethanol is heated with concentrated H2SO4 at 443 K? Give thechemical reaction

What happens when ethanol is heated with concentrated H2SO4 at 443 K? Give the
chemical reaction