10. Addition Reactions
Hydrogenation
34PRACTICE PROBLEM
Enzymatic reactions are very stereoselective. When 2-butanone is reduced using an enzyme and NADPH, the obtained product is optically active. The optical activity is not a result of impurities in the product such as the remaining enzyme or NADPH.
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If the reduction of 2-butanone could be accomplished using catalytic hydrogenation, would the product be optically active?
Enzymatic reactions are very stereoselective. When 2-butanone is reduced using an enzyme and NADPH, the obtained product is optically active. The optical activity is not a result of impurities in the product such as the remaining enzyme or NADPH.
If the reduction of 2-butanone could be accomplished using catalytic hydrogenation, would the product be optically active?