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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Question:

Catalyst SnCl2/HCl is used in which of the following method of synthesis of aldehyde? 

Options:

Stephen's reduction 

Cannizzaro reduction 

Clemmensen's reduction 

Rosenmund's reduction 

Correct Answer:

Stephen's reduction 

Explanation:

Stephen's aldehyde synthesis reaction involves the preparation of aldehydes (R-CHO) from nitriles (R-CN) using tin(II) chloride (SnCl2), hydrochloric acid (HCl) and quenching the resulting iminium salt ([R-CH=NH2]+Cl-) with water (H2O).