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Q.What reagent can be used for the following conversion? HC≡CH → H₂C=CH₂

West Bengal WbchseWest Bengal HS First Year (WBCHSE Class XI) Annual Examination 2018Subjective· 1mImportance★★★★★est
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Alkynes can be stopped at the alkene stage (instead of going all the way to the alkane) by hydrogenating them over a selectively "poisoned" catalyst.

Complete catalytic hydrogenation of acetylene with H2H_2/Pd (or Pt/Ni) would reduce it all the way to ethane (CH3CH3CH_3CH_3). To stop the reduction cleanly at the alkene stage, Lindlar's catalyst is used — palladium deposited on calcium carbonate and partially deactivated ("poisoned") with quinoline (or lead acetate). This poisoned catalyst is active enough to add one mole of H2H_2 across the triple bond but too weak to hydrogenate the resulting double bond further: …

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