Question

What does the dehydration of methanol yield?

Answer 1

pure methanol you drain water out so you have pure CH3OH. if i got right what you mean from your question...

Answer 2

No. Like the dehydration of ethanol yields ethene and water. Is dehydration of methanol possible?

Answer 3

you need 2 methanol molecules, but it can be done

Answer 4

What are the products?

Answer 5

you get dimethyl ether and water
\[CH_3OH + CH_3OH \rightarrow H_2O + CH_3OCH_3\]

Answer 6

Okay! Thank you! And is decomposition different from dehydration?

Answer 7

yes, because this isn't technically a decomposition.

Answer 8

So would decomposition of methanol yield different products?

Answer 9

yes. decomp of methanol could yield carbon and water, or carbon monoxide and hydrogen. offhand i don't know which is favorable though

Answer 10

Uh! Thank you.

Answer 11

hydrocarbons only undergo combustion.