Question
Explain by writing a reaction, which product will be formed on heating n-butyl alcohol with concentrated sulphuric acid.

Answer

When n-butyl alcohol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid, one molecule of water is removed from its molecule to form 1-butene.
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