Assertion (A): Formaldehyde cannot be prepared by Rosenmund's red… - Vidyadip

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Assertion (A): Formaldehyde cannot be prepared by Rosenmund's reduction.
Reason (R): Acid chlorides can be reduced into aldehydes with hydrogen in boiling xylene using palladium or platinum as a catalyst supported on barium sulphate. This is known as Rosenmund's reduction.

A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
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Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false but R is true.

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Answer

Correct option: B.

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: HCHO cannot be prepared by Rosenmund's reduction because formyl chloride is unstable at room temperature.

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