Consider the following reaction:

COCl
H2
Pd-BaSO4 → 'A'

The product 'A' is:

Question

Consider the following reaction:

COCl
H2
Pd-BaSO4 → 'A'

The product 'A' is:

Accepted Answer

C6H5CHO. The reaction described is the Rosenmund reduction, where an acid chloride (COCl) is reduced to an aldehyde (C6H5CHO) using hydrogen gas in the presence of Pd-BaSO4 as a catalyst.

Consider the following reaction: COCl H2 Pd-BaSO4 → 'A' The product 'A' is:

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