Single Choice

When vapours of secondary alcohol are passed over hot copper at $$300^o$$C, the product formed is?

AAldehyde
BKetone
Correct Answer
CAlkene
DAlkane

Solution

When vapours of secondary alcohol are passed

over hot copper at 300 °C , dehydrohalogenation

takes place and the product formed is Ketone.



Reaction of secondary alcohol with hot copper is as follows:

R-CH(OH)-R’ → R-C(O)-R



Since, option B is correct.

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