Question

On passing vapours of an organic liquid over finely divided Cu at 573K the product was an alkene. This reaction is
A. Catalytic oxidation of primary alcohol
B. Catalytic dehydrogenation of secondary alcohol
C. Catalytic dehydrogenation of tertiary alcohol
D. Catalytic dehydration of tertiary alcohol

Answer 1

Correct Answer - D
`CH_3-undersetunderset(CH_3)(|)oversetoverset(CH_3)(|)C-OHunderset(300^@C)overset"Cu"to underset"Isobutene"(CH_3-undersetunderset(CH_2)(||)oversetoverset(CH_3)(|)C+H_2O)`