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Benzoyl chloride reacts with hydrogen in the presence of palladium and barium sulfate to give :
Options
A Benzyl alcohol
B Benzaldehyde
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C Cinnamic acid
D Benzophenone
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Benzoyl chloride undergoes Rosenmund reduction with H2 in the presence of Pd/BaSO4 to give benzaldehyde. This is a selective reduction of acid chlorides to aldehydes.

Hint

What is the Rosenmund reduction product of benzoyl chloride?

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Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1754 of 1999
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