Question

Write any one reaction which is brought about by use of catalyst?

Answer 1

Vanaspati ghee, a saturated compound, is created when vegetable oil, an unsaturated component, reacts with hydrogen in the presence of a nickel catalyst.

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{.....................}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{}\ce{\underset{\underset{compound}{Unsaturated}}{- C = C -} ->[H2][Pt/Ni] - \underset{|}{C} - \underset{|}{C} -}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{.............................}\underset{\underset{\underset{(\text{vanaspati ghee)}}{\text{compound}}}{\text{Saturated}}}{\ce{H}\phantom{....}\ce{H}}\phantom{}
\end{array}\]