Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 234
Question: Primary and secondary alcohols on action of reduced copper give
[CPMT 1982; MP PMT 1985; EAMCET 1987, 93; MP PET 1995]
Options:
A) Aldehydes and ketones respectively
B) Ketones and aldehydes respectively
C) Only aldehydes
D) Only ketones
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ \underset{1^{o}alcohol}{\mathop{R\text{-}CH_2OH}}\xrightarrow{Cu}R-CHO+H_2 $
$ \underset{2^{o}alcohol}{\mathop{R-\underset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{CH}}}}-R}}\xrightarrow{Cu}R-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}}}-R+H_2 $
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