Choose the incorrect statement about the common reaction used in hydrogenation of vegetable oils.

Choose the incorrect statement about the common reaction used in hydrogenation of vegetable oils.
  1. It is an addition reaction.
  2. It takes place in the presence of nickel or palladium catalyst.
  3. The product contains only single bonds between carbon atoms.
  4. It is an addition reaction which occurs in the presence of an acid catalyst.

Solution

It is an addition reaction which occurs in the presence of an acid catalyst.

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