Question

What kind of compound is produced by the hydrogenation of an aldehyde or a ketone?

Answer 1

`"Aldehyde/Ketone"rarr1^@"/"2^@"alcohol"rarr"alkane"`

Explanation:

Aldehydes and ketones can be reduced back to their parent alcohols, typically by a hydride transfer reagent such as `LiAlH_4`. Dihydrogen gas would also achieve the same result with suitable catalysis.