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During the dehydration of alcohols to alkenes by heating with conc. H ₂ SO ₄ , the initiating step is

Options

  1. Aelimination of water
  2. Bprotonation of an alcohol molecule
  3. Cformation of an ester
  4. Dformation of carbocation.

Correct answer

B. protonation of an alcohol molecule

Step-by-step solution

The mechanism of dehydration of alcohol involves the following steps- 1. Formation of protonated alcohol 2. Formation of carbocation 3. Formation of ethene by elimination of a proton.

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