Hydrocarbons Question 415
Question: On passing vapours of an organic liquid over finely divided Cu at $ 573K $ the product was an alkene. This reaction is
Options:
A) Catalytic oxidation of primary alcohol
B) Catalytic dehydrogenation of secondary alcohol
C) Catalytic dehydrogenation of tertiary alcohol
D) Catalytic dehydration of tertiary alcohol
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ CH_3-\underset{\underset{CH_3}{\mathop{|}}}{\overset{\overset{CH_3}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{C-}}}OH\underset{300^{o}C}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Cu}}}\underset{Isobutene}{\mathop{CH_3-\underset{\underset{CH_2}{\mathop{||}}}{\overset{\overset{CH_3}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{C+}}}H_2O}} $
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