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                    From the already established results that BuOH is obtained from 2 mol. EtOH, PrOH from EtOH and MeOH, and MePrCH₂OH from EtOH and iso-PrOH, the mechanism of synthesis of higher alcohols from lower alcohols in the presence of CaC₂ can best be explained by Graves’ extension of Guerbet’s direct dehydration theory except for the modification that a H atom of –CH₂ reacts readily, provided the –CH₃ is in the a position (adjacent tot he carbinol radical).