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In the presence of an acid catalyst, two...

In the presence of an acid catalyst, two alcohol molecules will undergo dehydration to give

A

ether

B

ester

C

anhydride

D

acid

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A
`2ROH underset(413K) overset(conc. H_2SO_4)to R-O-R+H_2O`
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