When ethyl alcohol is heated with conc. H2SO4, the product obtained is :

Question

When ethyl alcohol is heated with conc. H2SO4, the product obtained is : (A) CH3COOC2H5 (B) C2H2 (C) C2H6 (D) C2H4

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

When ethyl alcohol is heated with conc H2SO4 at 160° - 170° C the product obtained is ethylene (C2H4) CH3 - CH2OH + H2SO4 → underset textethyl hydrogen sulphateCH3CH2HSO4 +H2O CH3 - CH2HSO4 ->[160 -170°C][Δ] underset textethyleneCH2 = CH2 + H2SO4 but at lower temperature ether is formed

Q. When ethyl alcohol is heated with conc. $H_{2} S O_{4}$ , the product obtained is :

$C H_{3} COO C_{2} H_{5}$

$C_{2} H_{2}$

$C_{2} H_{6}$

$C_{2} H_{4}$

Q. When ethyl alcohol is heated with conc. H2​SO4​, the product obtained is :

CH3​COOC2​H5​

C2​H2​

C2​H6​

C2​H4​

Q. When ethyl alcohol is heated with conc. $H_{2} S O_{4}$ , the product obtained is :

$C H_{3} COO C_{2} H_{5}$

$C_{2} H_{2}$

$C_{2} H_{6}$

$C_{2} H_{4}$