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In the following reaction product P is R- O \|C-Cl [Pd-BaSO4]H2 P
- RCH2OH
- RCOOH
- RCHO
- RCH3
Answer
(3) RCHO
Solution
This is the Rosenmund reduction.
As per NCERT, acyl chlorides are hydrogenated over palladium on barium sulphate to give aldehydes; BaSO4 poisons the catalyst so the aldehyde is not reduced further.
RCOCl + H2 Pd-BaSO4 RCHO + HCl
Answer: (3)
AIPMT 2002