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Question

If acetyl chloride is reduced in the presence of ${BaSO_4}$ and Pd, then

A

$\({CH3CHO }$ ) is formed

B

$\({ CH3CH2OH }$ ) is formed

C

$\({CH3COOH }$ ) is formed

D

$\({ CH3COCH3 }$ ) is formed

Answer

${CH3CHO }$ is formed

Explanation

Solution

${CH COCl ->[{H_2 - Pd/ BaSO_4}][{(Rosenmund \\\reduction)}] CH CHO + HCl }$