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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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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →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 /Pd (or Pt/Ni) would reduce it all the way to ethane (). 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 across the triple bond but too weak to hydrogenate the resulting double bond further: …
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