Propanoyl chloride is subjected to reduction with H2 in boiling xylene in the presence of Pd supported on BaSO4. The product formed is

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Propanoyl chloride is subjected to reduction with H2 in boiling xylene in the presence of Pd supported on BaSO4. The product formed is (A) Acetone (B) Propanal (C) Ethanal (D) None of the above

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underset textPropanoyl chlorideH3C - CH2 - overset underset||OC - Cl + H2 xrightarrow[Δ - HCl]Pd/BaSO4 underset overset textPropanal text(Rosenmund’s Reduction)H3C - CH2 - overset underset||OC H

Q. Propanoyl chloride is subjected to reduction with $H_{2}$ in boiling xylene in the presence of Pd supported on $B a S O_{4}$ . The product formed is

Acetone

Propanal

Ethanal

None of the above

$Propanoyl chloride H_{3} C - C H_{2} - C ∣∣ O - Cl + H_{2} P d / B a S O_{4} Δ - H Cl$
$(Rosenmund’s Reduction) Propanal H_{3} C - C H_{2} - C ∣∣ O H$

Q. Propanoyl chloride is subjected to reduction with H2​ in boiling xylene in the presence of Pd supported on BaSO4​. The product formed is