Question

Aldehydes are reduced more rapidly than ketones.

(a) True

(b) False

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Enquiry is from Catalytic Hydrogenation in chapter Hydrogenation of Unit Processes

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) True

For explanation: Aldehydes are reduced more rapidly than ketones, although there are numerous examples in which both aldehydes and ketones undergo reduction at room temperature and at only a few atmospheres of hydrogen pressure in the presence of platinum or palladium catalysts.