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How is dehydrogenation reaction of alcohol carried? Give example.

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Solution :Dehydrogenation of alcohols is CARRIED with reduced Cu at 573 K.
(i) Primary Alcohol form ALDEHYDES.
`CH_(3)-CH_(2)-OHoverset(Cu//573)(to)CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-CH_(3)+H_(2)`
(iii)Tertiary alcohols do not dehydrogenates since a molecule of `H_(2)` cannot be removed.


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