Question

Dehydration of methyl alcohol with conc.$H_{2}S{O}_4$ yields

• A. methane
• B. ethane
• C. dimethyl ether
• D. acetone

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Two molecules of methanol, undergo dehydration in the presence of conc. $H_{2}S{O}_4$ at $140\cdot C$ to form Dimethyl ether