Question
How does dihydrogen react with various organic compounds to give useful, commercially important products?
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Answer
i. Hydrogenation of unsaturated organic compounds:
e.g. Hydrogenation of unsaturated organic compounds such as vegetable oil using nickel catalyst gives saturated organic compounds such as solid edible fats like vanaspati ghee.
ii. Hydroformylation of olefins and subsequent reduction of aldehyde to form alcohol:
e.g. Hydrogenation of unsaturated organic compounds such as vegetable oil using nickel catalyst gives saturated organic compounds such as solid edible fats like vanaspati ghee.
ii. Hydroformylation of olefins and subsequent reduction of aldehyde to form alcohol:
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