Chemistry A-Level
dehydration of alcohols
What dehydration of alcohols means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of dehydration of alcohols
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A reaction in which an alcohol is heated with an acid catalyst so that a whole water molecule is lost and a double bond is left.
Topics that use dehydration of alcohols
- Elimination (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- carbocation intermediate
- competing reactions
- condenser water direction
- drying and washing the product
- elimination of water
- elimination to an alkene
- Functional group
- Homologous series
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