NEET2019ChemistryAldehydes and KetonesActual
When vapours of a secondary alcohol is passed over heated copper at 573 ~K , the product formed is
Options
- Aa carboxylic acid
- Ban aldehyde
- Ca ketone
- Dan alkene
Correct answer
C. a ketone
Step-by-step solution
When vapours of alcohols are passed over heated copper at 573 ~K , primary and secondary alcohols undergo dehydrogenation to give aldehydes and ketones, respectively. While tertiary alcohols undergo dehydration to give alkenes. Thus, option (3) is correct.