JEE Main Chemistry question
The following reaction, CH₃COCl + H₂ (Pd/BaSO₄, xylene)→ CH₃CHO + HCl, is known by the name of:
Answer: (B)
Solution
Catalytic hydrogenation of an acid chloride over a selectively poisoned Pd/BaSO₄ catalyst to give the aldehyde is the Rosenmund reduction.