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(Solved): Draw a structural formula for the product formed when 2,2-dimethylpropanal is reduced by hydrogen i ...
Draw a structural formula for the product formed when 2,2-dimethylpropanal is reduced by hydrogen in the presence of a transition-metal catalyst. - You do not have to consider stereochemistry. - You do not have to explicitly draw atoms.
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Catalytic hydrogenation of aldehydes is a chemical reaction that involves the addition of hydrogen gas ( ) across the carbon-oxygen double bond of an aldehyde ( ) to form a primary alcohol ( ).