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  4. If a mixture of a 1-propanol and 2-butanol is heated with concentrated H2SO4 at 140oC, how many different ethers would be formed?

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Q. If a mixture of a $1-$propanol and $2$-butanol is heated with concentrated $H_{2}SO_{4}$ at $140^{o}C,$ how many different ethers would be formed?

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$(I)$ will be a single isomer while $(II)$ will have three stereoisomers (one pair of enantiomer and a meso form). $(III)$ will have a pair of enantiomer.