When hexan-1-ol is treated with conc. H₂SO₄ at moderate temperatures, ________ is formed via a(n) ________ mechanism. A) di-n-hexyl ether; S_N2 B) di-n-hexyl ether; S_N1 C) di-n-hexyl ether; E2 D) di-n-propyl ether; E1 E) hex-1-ene; S_N1

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The correct answer is A) di-n-hexyl ether; SN2. When hexan-1-ol is treated with concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4) at moderate temperatures, it undergoes a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2) mechanism to form di-n-hexyl ether. This process involves the alcohol acting as a nucleophile, attacking another alcohol molecule in the presence of an acid catalyst to form an ether linkage.

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