Dehydrogenation

Name:
Dehydrogenation
Detailed information:
The process whereby hydrogen is removed from compounds by chemical means. Dehydrogenation of primary alcohols yields the group of compounds called aldehydes. It is considered to be a form of oxidation, as two hydrogen atoms, each of which contains an electron, have been removed. An example is the reaction CH₃CH₂OH → CH₃CHO + H₂