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CH3CH2CH2OH + Al2O3/heat -> ?? Mechanism and explanations


Kiran 23rd Nov, 2019
Answer (1)
Pankhuri Kumari 23rd Nov, 2019

This reaction is called dehydration of alcohol and the products usually formed are alkene and water. The products will be CH3CH=CH3 +H2O .

To understand this you have to understand the Saytzeff rule - hydrogen is eliminated from that carbon atom which has less number of hydrogen atoms attached to it. Thus the above reaction proceeds as given.

Mechanism - 1. Attachment of proton to alcoholic oxygen

2. Removal of H2O molecule

3. Removal of proton

As Al2O3 is a strong oxidising agent the reaction mechanism goes in same way as with H2SO4 / Heat.

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