$\text{R}-\text{C}_{||}^{=0}-\text{H} + 2\text{H} \xrightarrow{\text{Pt or Pd}} \text{Main product}$ Main product is - $ \text{R}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{OH}$ - $\text{R}- \underset{\text{R}}{\underset{|}{C}}-\text{OH}$ - $\text{R}-\underset{\underset{|}{R}}{C}- \text{OH}$ - $\text{R}-\text{O}-\text{R}$

Asked in Food Safety Officer 2019 · Topic: Alcohol (Methods of Preparation of Alcohols (from alkenes, carbonyl compounds, Grignard reagents, reduction, fermentation))

1. $\text{R}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{OH}$
2. $\text{R}-\underset{\text{R}}{\underset{|} {C}}-\text{OH}$
3. $\text{R}-\underset{\underset{|}{R}}{C}- \text{OH}$
4. $\text{R}-\text{O}-\text{R}$

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