Q. Which of the following, compounds is the reactant in Rosenmund’s reduction?
A) $CH_{3}CO_{2}H$
B) $CH_{3}CHO$
C) $CH_{3}CH_{2}Cl$
D) $CH_{3}COCl$
Explanation
(d)
Rosenmund’s reduction involves the reduction of acid halide into aldehyde by means of $Pd/BaSO_{4}.$
$CH_{3}COCl\underset{H_{2}}{\overset{\ \ \ \ Pd/BaSO_{4}\ \ \ }{\rightarrow}}CH_{3}CHO + HCl$
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