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KCET · Chemistry · Thermodynamics (C)

The reagent used to convert an alkyne to alkene is

  1. A \(\mathrm{Zn} / \mathrm{HCl}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{Sn} / \mathrm{HCl}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{Zn}-\mathrm{Hg} / \mathrm{HCl}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{Pd} / \mathrm{H}_{2}\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{Pd} / \mathrm{H}_{2}\)

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Alkynes are converted into alkenes by using Lindlar's catalyst \(\left(\mathrm{H}_{2} / \mathrm{Pd}\right)\)