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COMEDK · Chemistry · 26. Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

When vapours of isopropyl alcohol is passed over heated copper, we get acetone. It is an example for

  1. A dehydration
  2. B dehalogenation
  3. C dehydrohalogenation
  4. D dehydrogenation
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(D) dehydrogenation

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Alcohols are oxidised by passing their vapours over heated copper. \(2^{\circ}\) alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) is oxidised to acetone i.e. it undergoes dehydrogenation as follows :