Easy TRUE_FALSE +2 / -1

Alcohols do not undergo elimination reactions.

Answer FALSE

Solution

Alcohols undergo dehydration (elimination of H₂O) with conc. H₂SO₄ at high temperatures to give alkenes (E1 mechanism for 2°/3° alcohols).

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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Topic: Reactions of Alcohols

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