Organic Chemistry
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Chapter10: Alcohols
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Problem 10.52P: Alcohols are important for organic synthesis, especially in situations involving alkenes. The...
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Transcribed Image Text:**8.3 What product would you obtain from catalytic hydrogenation of the following alkene?**
The image shows a chemical reaction involving an alkene undergoing catalytic hydrogenation. The starting molecule is a five-membered carbon ring (cyclopentene) with a double bond and two alkyl substituents attached, represented by lines extending from the ring.
The reaction is carried out in the presence of hydrogen gas (H₂) and a palladium on carbon (Pd/C) catalyst. The arrow indicates the conversion of the starting compound under these conditions.
Catalytic hydrogenation typically converts alkenes to alkanes by adding hydrogen across the double bond, resulting in a saturated compound without any double bonds. The reaction will yield a cyclopentane with two alkyl groups attached, replacing the double bond with single bonds.
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