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Acetylenes (alkynes) are reduced to cis-alkenes with hydrogen plus Lindlar catalyst (palladium on calcium carbonate poisoned with lead).

Generic Organic reaction

R–C≡C–R
  +  
H2
  +  
Pd + Pb
on CaCO3
Lindlar Cat.
         
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Acetylene (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Lindlar catalyst Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
cis Alkene (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Ease of Reduction of Organic FGs by Hydrogenation
Functional Group Interconvertion
Hydrogenation, catalytic

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