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How is dehydrogenation reaction of alcohol carried? Give example.

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Dehydrogenation of alcohols is carried with reduced Cu at 573 K.
(i) Primary Alcohol form aldehydes.
`CH_(3)-CH_(2)-OHoverset(Cu//573)(to)CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-CH_(3)+H_(2)`
(iii) Tertiary alcohols do not dehydrogenates since a molecule of `H_(2)` cannot be removed.
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