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(a) Explain the mechanism of acid catalysed dehydration of ethanol to ethene.
(b) How do you prepare methoxy ethane. by Williamoson's ether synthesis?

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(b)Methoxy ethane can be prepared by heating methyl chloride with sodium ethoxide.
`CH_(3) - CH_(2) – ONa + CH_(3) – Cl overset(Delta)to CH_(3) – CH_(2) – O –CH_(3) + NaCl`
Sodiumethoxide Methylchloride Methoxyethane
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