AP EAMCET20226 Jul 2022Evening ShiftChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersActual
When ethanol is treated with sulphuric acid at 413 ~K the reaction involved in it is
Options
- AS _ N 2
- BS_N 1
- Caddition
- Delimination
Correct answer
A. S _ N 2
Step-by-step solution
Reaction of ethanol with H ₂ SO ₄ at 413 ~K produces ethoxyethane (ether). It is intermolecular dehydration which follows S_N 2 path.