Question

Propanoyl chloride is subjected to reduction with ${H_2}$ in boiling xylene in the presence of Pd supported on ${BaSO_4}$. The product formed is

• A. Acetone
• B. Propanal
• C. Ethanal
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Propanal

Answer 2

$\underset{\text{Propanoyl chloride}}{H_3C - CH_2 - \overset{\underset{||}{O}}{C} - Cl } + H_2 {->[Pd/BaSO_4][\Delta - HCl]}$ $\underset{\overset{\text{Propanal }}{\text{(Rosenmund?? Reduction)}}}{H_3C - CH_2 - \overset{\underset{||}{O}}{C}} H$