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Name the reaction which is commonly used in the conversion of vegetable oils to fats. Explain the reaction involved in detail. 

 

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Conversion of vegetable oil to fat is called as hydrogenation reaction.

Vegetable oils (unsaturated hydrocarbons) are treated with hydrogen and passed over nickel and palladium at 200^{\circ}C. The unsaturated compounds turns into saturated.

Example:

H_{2}C=CH_{2}+H_{2}\overset{Ni}{\rightarrow}C_{2}H_{6}

This process is used in industries to convert oils to vanaspati ghee as it is more stable and has a lot of shelf-life.

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