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Pyridine on hydrogenolysis produces what?(a) Hydrocarbon(b) Ammonia(c) Both hydrocarbon and ammonia(d) None of the mentionedThis question was posed to me in a national level competition.Question is from Hydrogenolysis Reactions topic in division Hydrogenation of Unit Processes

Answer» CORRECT choice is (c) Both hydrocarbon and AMMONIA

Explanation: Carbon-Nitrogen Linkages. Such linkages also cleave on hydrogenolysis. Thus, pyridine and pyrrole GIVE ammonia and HYDROCARBONS.


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