i believe that the H2SO4 reacted with the ethonal in the way shown on
page 112. one of the nonbonding pairs of the alcohol abducted the
hydrogen from the strong acid. i don't remember what he said in class
but this makes the most sense to me. i hope this helps you.
julie kingery
kingerjd
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