Hydrogenolysis results in the formation of________________?
Correct answer: A. alkane
- A. alkane
- B. alkene
- C. alkyne
- D. aldehydes
Explanation
Hydrogenolysis cleaves a carbon-carbon or carbon-heteroatom bond in the presence of hydrogen, and reduction of suitable organic compounds commonly gives an alkane. The likely mistake is choosing alkene because hydrogen is involved, but hydrogenolysis is a reductive bond-cleavage process rather than a method for creating a double bond.
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Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons containing only carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen single bonds, with the general formula CnH2n+2 for open chains. Their structure, isomerism, IUPAC nomenclature, physical properties, combustion, free-radical halogenation and conformations are covered, including the difference between substitution in alkanes and addition in unsaturated hydrocarbons.
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