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How will you bring about the following conversion?
Diethyl ether from ethyl alcohol
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Official answer keyEquation: $2\mathrm{C_{2}H_{5}OH} \xrightarrow{\text{conc.}\text{ }\mathrm{H_{2}SO_{4}}\text{,}\text{ }\text{413}\text{ }\text{K}} \mathrm{C_{2}H_{5}OC_{2}H_{5}} + \mathrm{H_{2}O}$
Dehydration of ethyl alcohol with conc. $\mathrm{H_2SO_4}$ at 413 K (excess alcohol).
From ISC 2026 Specimen Chemistry Paper 1, question 12(iii).