Hydrocarbons Question 12

Question: Olefins can be hydrogenated by [AIIMS 1991]

Options:

A) Zinc and $ HCl $

B) Nascent hydrogen

C) Raney Ni and $ H_2 $

D) Lithium hydride in ether

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ \underset{Ethene}{\mathop{CH_2}}=CH_2+H_2\underset{300^{o}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Ni}}}\underset{Ethane}{\mathop{CH_3-CH_3}} $