The most suitable reagent for the following conversion, is:

The most suitable reagent for the following conversion, is:
  1. Na/liquid NH3
  2. H2, Pd/C, quinoline
  3. Zn/HCl
  4. Hg2+ / H+, H2O

Solution

(i) Na/ Liquid NH3 (Birch reduction) it reduces non-terminal alkynes into alkene (trans/anti addition)

(ii) H2/Pd-C, quinoline (lindlar catalyst) reduces alkyne into alkene by syn addition. This will give the required product.

(iii) Zn/HCl is Clemmensen reduction which reduced carbonyl into an alkene.

(iv) Hg+2/H,H2O is an electrophilic addition reaction, which converts alkyne into ketone.

Asked in: NEET 2019 (All India)

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