In order to prepare acetone from acetyl chloride in one step, which of the following reagents will be best?

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In order to prepare acetone from acetyl chloride in one step, which of the following reagents will be best? (A) Reduction with H2/Pd-BaSO4 (B) Reduction with HI (C) Grignard’s reagent (D) Dimethyl cadmium

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Correct answer is (d) Dimethyl cadmium

Q. In order to prepare acetone from acetyl chloride in one step, which of the following reagents will be best?

Reduction with $H_{2} / P d - B a S O_{4}$

Reduction with HI

Grignard’s reagent

Dimethyl cadmium

Correct answer is (d) Dimethyl cadmium

Q. In order to prepare acetone from acetyl chloride in one step, which of the following reagents will be best?

Reduction with H2​/Pd−BaSO4​

Reduction with HI

Grignard’s reagent

Dimethyl cadmium

Correct answer is (d) Dimethyl cadmium

Reduction with $H_{2} / P d - B a S O_{4}$