MHT CET Medical202623 April 2026Evening ShiftChemistryAldehydes and KetonesActual
Which of the following reagents converts acid chloride to aldehyde selectively?
Options
- ALiAlH ₄
- BH ₂ /Pt
- CH ₂ /Pd- BaSO ₄
- DNaBH ₄
Correct answer
C. H ₂ /Pd- BaSO ₄
Step-by-step solution
The conversion of an acid chloride to an aldehyde is known as the Rosenmund reduction. The reagent used for this transformation is hydrogen gas in the presence of a palladium catalyst supported on barium sulfate ( H ₂ /Pd- BaSO ₄ ). Barium sulfate acts as a catalytic poison, which decreases the activity of palladium and prevents the further reduction of the newly formed aldehyde into a primary alcohol. Strong reducing agents like LiAlH ₄ and NaBH ₄ , as well as H ₂ /Pt, reduce acid chlorides completely to primary a