when ethanol is dehydrated we have ethylene and another product, with methanol only one dehydration product?
besides water that is, What other organic product accompanies ethylene and what product is that with methanol dehydration
besides water that is, What other organic product accompanies ethylene and what product is that with methanol dehydration
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You must be thinking of intramolecular dehydration (CH3CH2OH ---> CH2=CH2 + H2O) and intermolecular dehydration (2 CH3CH2OH ---> CH3CH2-O-CH2CH3 + H2O)
Since you cannot make a 1 carbon alkene, methanol can only undergo the latter reaction.
John W
C2H5OH + H2SO4 = C2H2 +H2O
CH3CH2OH + H2SO4 (dehydrator) --> H2C=CH2 + H2O
There is no such chemical called methene, because you have only one carbon to start with. so it is impossible to get a double bond.