Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 260
Question: Isopropyl alcohol heated at $ 300^{o}C $ with copper catalyst to form
[AFMC 1990; MP PMT 1986, 89, 92; JIPMER 2000]
Options:
A) Acetone
B) Dimethyl ether
C) Acetaldehyde
D) Ethane
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Secondary alcohol on dehydrogenation gives acetone $ CH_3-\underset{\underset{OH}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{CH}}-CH_3\underset{300^{0}C}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Cu}}}CH_3-\underset{\underset{O}{\mathop{||}}}{\mathop{C}}-CH_3+H_2 $
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