JIPMER 2009
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2009
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Aldehydes and Ketones
JIPMER 2009 · Chemistry · Aldehydes and Ketones
Which one of the following reactions is called Rosenmund reaction?
Which one of the following reactions is called Rosenmund reaction?
Options
- AAldehydes are reduced to alcohols
- BAcids are converted to acid chlorides
- CAlcohols are reduced to hydrocarbons
- DAcid chlorides are reduced to aldehydes
Correct answer
D. Acid chlorides are reduced to aldehydes
Step-by-step solution
In the Rosenmund's reaction acid chlorides are converted to corresponding aldehydes by catalytic reduction.