Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the reduction of an unsaturated aldehyde or ketone using H2 in the presence of a transition metal catalyst?
A) Both the carbon-carbon and the carbon-oxygen double bonds are reduced at the same rate.
B) The carbon-carbon double bond is reduced more rapidly than the carbon-oxygen double bond.
C) The carbon-oxygen double bond is reduced more rapidly than the carbon-carbon double bond.
D) Unsaturated aldehydes and ketones do not undergo any reduction reactions under these conditions.
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