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Q. Catalytic dehydrogenation of a primary alcohol gives a

KCETKCET 2008Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

Primary alcohols get dehydrogenated with reduced copper at $573 \,K$, to give corresponding aldehydes.

$\underset{\text{Primary alcohol }}{R - CH_2OH } \xrightarrow{Cu, 573\, K } \underset{\text{Aldehyde}}{ R - CHO + H_2 } $