Write the name and structural formula of the compound obtained when ethanol is heated at 443k with excess of cone. H2SO4

Write the name and structural formula of the compound obtained when ethanol is heated at 443k with excess of cone. H2SO4. Also write chemical equation for the reaction stating the role of cone. H2SO4 in it.

The compound formed when ethanol is heated at 443 K with excess of concentrated H2SO4 is ethene, CH2 = CH2. Concentrated H2SO4 acts as a dehydrating reagent in this reaction.

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