MHT CET 2023 Chemistry question
Which of the following reactions is Rosenmund reduction?
Answer: (A)
Solution
Rosenmund reduction is the catalytic hydrogenation of an acyl chloride over palladium on barium sulphate (partly poisoned with sulphur/quinoline so that the aldehyde is not over-reduced to alcohol): . This is reaction (a).
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