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Title: In the reduction of an unsaturated aldehyde or ketone using H2 in the presence of a transition metal ...
Post by: adamsnaya on Feb 4, 2018
In the reduction of an unsaturated aldehyde or ketone using H2 in the presence of a transition metal catalyst, which of the following statements is true?
 a. Both the C=C and C=O bonds are reduced at the same rate.
  b. The C=C bond is reduced more rapidly than the C=O bond.
  c. The C=O bond is reduced more rapidly than the C=C bond.
  d. Unsaturated aldehydes and ketones do not undergo reduction under these conditions.


Title: In the reduction of an unsaturated aldehyde or ketone using H2 in the presence of a transition metal ...
Post by: John Ross on Feb 4, 2018
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