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Alkenes are formed when alcohol is dehydrated at high temperatures with acid.
A dehydration reaction is the process of dehydrating alcohols to make alkenes. Dehydration of primary, secondary, or tertiary alcohols requires different temperatures. Depending on the reaction conditions, alcohols can act as an acid or base. The electron pair that is donated to an electron-deficient species by the oxygen in the OH group acts as a base.
Here is the 1-propanol structure:
The alcoholic group is first protonated in the following:
These are the products of reaction:
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These are the products of reaction: