Elimination Reactions
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How can ethene be produced from ethanol?
A molecule of water is removed from a molecule of ethanol by passing the ethanol vapour over aluminium oxide.
Define an elimination reaction
An elimination reaction is one in which a small molecule is removed from a larger molecule to leave a double bond in the larger molecule
Give an example of a elimination reaction
The removal of water from an alcohol to form an alkene
Removal of water from an alcohol to form an alkene is an elimination reaction Ethanol is made industrially by the addition of water to ethene, thusly how can elimination reactions be explained?
An elimination reaction may be considered as the reverse of an addition reaction
What is removed during elimination reactions?
Water
Water is removed in elimination reactions, therefore what can these reactions be called?
Dehydration reactions
Why are elimination reactions referred to as dehydration reactions?
Since water is removed