When vapours of a secondary alcohol is passed over heated copper at 573 K, the product formed is :-

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When vapours of a secondary alcohol is passed over heated copper at 573 K, the product formed is :- (A) a carboxylic acid (B) an aldehyde (C) a ketone (D) an alkene

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underset2° textAlcoholCH3 - overset underset|CH3CH - OH xrightarrowCu/573 K underset textKetoneCH3- overset underset|CH3C = O

Q. When vapours of a secondary alcohol is passed over heated copper at 573 K, the product formed is :-

a carboxylic acid

an aldehyde

a ketone

an alkene

$2^{\circ} Alcohol C H_{3} - C H ∣ C H_{3} - O H C u /573 K Ketone C H_{3} - C ∣ C H_{3} = O$

Q. When vapours of a secondary alcohol is passed over heated copper at 573 K, the product formed is :-

a carboxylic acid

an aldehyde

a ketone

an alkene

2∘AlcoholCH3​−CH∣C​H3​−OH​Cu/573K​KetoneCH3​−C∣C​H3​=O​

$2^{\circ} Alcohol C H_{3} - C H ∣ C H_{3} - O H C u /573 K Ketone C H_{3} - C ∣ C H_{3} = O$