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1,4-Butane diol can be dehydrated to tetrahydrofuran. Reppe process.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
  +  
H3PO4
  +  
H2SO4
         
  +  
H2O
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Dehydration
Industrial Process: Organic

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