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Question Bank [2022] — Chemistry STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryQuestion Bank [2022]3 Marks
Question
How will you bring about the following conversions?
isopropyl alcohol to acetone
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Answer

When isopropyl alcohol is heated at 573 K in presence of Cu acetopne is formed.
$\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3 - CH - CH3 ->[Cu/573K][Oxidation] CH3 - C - CH3}\\
\phantom{...}|\phantom{..........................}||\phantom{...}\\
\phantom{}\ce{\underset{\text{Isopropyl alcohol}}{OH}\phantom{..................}\underset{\text{Acetone}}{O}}\phantom{...}
\end{array}$

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