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Which of the following reagents would be most effective in converting benzaldehyde to benzyl alcohol?
KMnO4
K2Cr2O7
NaBH4
LiAlH4
To convert an alkyne to a trans-alkene, which reagent would be most appropriate?
H2, Pd/C
Lindlar's catalyst
Sodium in liquid ammonia (Na/NH3)
H2, Pt
Which of the following reactions involving propyne would NOT produce a ketone as the major product?
Reaction with and
Reaction with followed by in alkaline medium
Reaction with in liquid
Reaction with followed by
Treatment of hex-3-yne with catalyst yields primarily which stereoisomer?
cis-hex-3-ene
trans-hex-3-ene
hex-3-yne
hexane
Consider the Birch reduction of benzene using sodium in liquid ammonia with alcohol. What is the major product formed?
Cyclohexane
1,3-Cyclohexadiene
1,4-Cyclohexadiene
Cyclohexene
Which reagent is used to reduce a carboxylic acid to an aldehyde?
LiAlH4
NaBH4
DIBAL-H
H2/Pd
What is the product formed when propyne reacts with sodium in liquid ammonia?
prop-1-yne
cis-prop-1-ene
trans-prop-1-ene
propane
Which of the following is a characteristic of a reduction reaction?
Gain of electrons
Loss of electrons
Increase in oxidation number
Loss of oxygen
What happens to the oxidation number of an element during reduction?
Decreases
Increases
Remains the same
Becomes zero