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Diethyl ether can be formed from alcohol by intermolecular dehydration of alcohols.

When alcohol is heated with conc. H2SO4 at 140*C, diethyl ether is obtained.

CH3CH2OH + H2SO4 -----------> CH3CH2OCH2CH3 ( diethyl ether)

It must be noted that at high temp (180*C) the reaction is elimination which form alkene.

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