What compound(s) do you expect to be in the distillate when the dehydration reaction is complete?
Question:
What compound(s) do you expect to be in the distillate when the dehydration reaction is complete?
Dehydration Reaction
Dehydration reaction involves the elimination of a {eq}{{\rm{H}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{O}} {/eq} molecule from reactants to yield a double bond in the structure of the product. Dehydrating agents (strong acids like sulfuric acid) are required to drive the reaction.
Answer and Explanation: 1
In general, the loss of water molecule from the compounds present on the reactant sides yields two products, a product containing C=C bond along with a water molecule.
Therefore, the water molecule which gets eliminated from the reactant side is obtained as a by-product in the product side.
The compound, such as alcohols undergoes dehydration reaction in the presence of sulfuric acid to form alkene and water molecule.
The dehydration reaction of propanol will form two products as shown below.
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Therefore, the compounds which are to be distillate after the dehydration reaction gets completed are alkene and water.
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Chapter 18 / Lesson 10Organic chemical reactions refer to the transformation of substances in the presence of carbon. This lesson will explore organic chemical reactions dealing with hydrocarbons, including addition, substitution, polymerization, and cracking.