Alcohol, Phenol and EtherHard
Question
In the reaction
2C2H5OH
(C2H5)2 O + H2O
alumina acts mainly as
2C2H5OH
(C2H5)2 O + H2Oalumina acts mainly as
Options
A.an absorbent of water
B.a provider of hot solid surface
C.a Lewis acid to coordinate (C2H5)2O formed
D.a Lewis acid catalyst to increase the leaving group ability of the − OH group by coordination at oxygen.
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