Chemistry · Aldehyde and Ketones: Nature of carbonyl group, nucleophilic addition to >C=O group, relative reactivities of aldehydes and ketones
Benzoyl chloride on reduction with produces
Benzoyl chloride on reduction with \( \boldsymbol{H}_{2} / \boldsymbol{P} \boldsymbol{d}-\boldsymbol{B} \boldsymbol{a} \boldsymbol{S} \boldsymbol{O}_{4} \) produces
- A. Benzoic acid
- B. Benzyl alcohol
- C. Benzoyl sulphate
- D. Benzaldehyde
Step-by-step solution
Benzoyl chloride undergoes Rosenmund reduction with H2/Pd-BaSO4, a poisoned catalyst that stops at the aldehyde stage, producing benzaldehyde.
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