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Catalytic dehydrogenation of a primary alcohol gives a/an

A

secondary alcohol

B

aldehyde

C

ketone

D

ester

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B
Primary alcohols get dehydrogenated with reduced copper at 573 K, to give corresponding aldehydes.
`underset("Primary alcohol")(R-CH_(2)OH)overset(Cu, 573K)rarr underset("Aldehyde")(RCHO)+H_(2)`
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