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Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration
Alcohols
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Step 1: ProtonationH⁺ protonates OH, oxonium ion formsRCH(OH)R' + H⁺ → RCH(OH₂⁺)R'Makes OH a better leaving groupCondensed formula